Digital arrest: Lucknow woman doctor robbed of about Rs 3 crore by cons posing as CBI officers

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A lady doctor working at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, was duped of Rs 2.81 crore by cyber fraudsters. The criminals posed as CBI officials and convinced the doctor that her name had cropped up in a money laundering case


Mani Raj

Updated On: 14 Aug 2024 09:07:AM

Digital arrest: Lucknow woman doctor robbed of about Rs 3 crore by cons posing as CBI officers

Cyber fraudsters cheated the woman of more than Rs 2 crore (Representative image. Credit: Getty)

Lucknow: In a shocking cyber crime reported from Uttar Pradesh’s capital, Lucknow, a doctor lost more than Rs 2 crore to cyber criminals. The theft was reportedly committed after taking the woman into digital arrest, said police. The doctor works at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in the city.

Cyber criminals posed as CBI officials: Victim

According to the lady doctor, the fraudsters called her up and said that her name had cropped up in the Jet Airways money laundering case, in which businessman Naresh Goyal is an accused. She was asked to transfer money to a certain account if she wanted her name cleared.

The cyber fraudsters posed as CBI officials and made her transfer a total of Rs 2.81 crore to a bank account, the police said. It was only later that the woman realised that she had been duped and she approached the Cyber Crime Police station. Talking about her ordeal she said that the fraudsters made her do as instructed and did not let her contact anybody, not even her family members, till the time the money was transferred.

So far there have been no arrests in the case. The police have said that they are investigating the matter and will soon nab the accused. They also asked people to beware of such criminals, as this type of crime is on the rise.

Recent cases of digital arrests

This is not the first time that a person has faced digital arrest. Earlier too such frauds have been reported from different parts of the country. In June this year, an elderly woman lost Rs 83 lakh to fraudsters in a similar manner. This happened in Delhi. In this case, the woman was sent fake arrest warrants and fraudulent notices, in order to make her believe that she was involved in a criminal case and her name could only be cleared if she transferred them money.

In another case reported from Gurugram, a woman working with a private company was harassed by cyber frauds and told that a SIM issued in her name had been used to make fake calls to other women. She was told that an FIR against her had been registered at the Govindpuri Police Station and that soon her number would be deactivated. She was told that she needed to obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC).

Under the guise of verification, the fraudsters made her reveal personal information and made her transfer Rs 3 lakh into an unknown bank account. They also did not permit her to leave the room from which she was having the conversations, for a good 3 hours, not even to use the washroom. Just like the Lucknow doctor, she was also told that her name had cropped up in a money laundering case linked to the Jet Airways founder, Naresh Goyal. The incident was reported in May this year.

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