The victim said in his complaint that suffering began on May 21, when he received a phone call from an unknown number. | Photo Credit: Photos only for representation
The four gang, which represented the officials of the Mumbai Crime Branch branch, digitally arrested a 78 -year -old man for two months (21 May to 10th July) and robbed him of his lifelong savings of 83.2 Lakh after threatening him to book him in the case of bank fraud.
The victim, the resident of Thippasandra Hal 3. Phase, even borrowed money from her friends to pay fraudsters who threatened him and his son arrest if he did not pay.
Fraud came to light when the victim went to his birthplace in Belagavi, and told suffering to his son, who advised him to report the incident by 1930 (the auxiliary line Cyber Crime) before filed a formal complaint on East Division Cyber Crime Police on Monday.
The victim said in his complaint that suffering began on May 21, when he received a phone call from an unknown number. The caller identified himself as Jyothi Vishwanath from a cyber crime branch in Mumbai and said the victim was involved in the case of bank fraud and that his bank account (SBI depositor) was recovered from the person who committed this crime. The victim was reportedly told that he was also one of the accused in the case of banking fraud and would therefore be arrested.
The caller also informed the victim that the main accused had purchased the SIM card in his name in Mumbai in the case of fraud, confirming his involvement, the complaint said.
The defendant allegedly made more victim’s calls and threatened him from horrible consequences unless he provided his bank account access to verify.
The complainant further stated that another person acting as a prosecutor also called and offered to help with the management and forced him to say goodbye to the money. The victim was also reported to have been under supervision through WhatsApp video calls and that he should not contact anyone.
The victim followed their instructions after the accused allegedly assured him that the money would be transferred back to his account as soon as the case was closed and stated that he could collect confirmation from the nearest police station after his name abandoned.
The attra has been waiting for two months, the victim did not receive any money and decided to visit her hometown to attend the family position where his son recommended him to approach the police and complaint online.
Police are trying to trace the accused through call records and details about online transactions. The police said there was nothing like a “digital arrest”, and people should not entertain ransom calls made on pretexts of such cases.
In a similar case, a 74 -year -old woman and Korangala resident were threatened by digital arrest by conmeiners and forced to convert 77.8 Lakh 77.8 lakh. They forced her to share her bank account data and transfer all her savings and ensured that she would return after the investigation. The accusation even threatened that it did not publish it, and made sure they would help her in this case.
Published – July 24, 2025 12:26 PM
