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Cyber Crime Police Station team of Panchkula Police is continuously getting success in cracking down on cyber criminals. The team of Cyber Police Station Panchkula, arrested the third accused in the case of cheating of Rs 59.90 lakh in the name of “digital arrest”.
On 21/1/25, 83-year-old Rajendra retired from HMT Pinjore, resident of Sector-16 Panchkula, had complained that he had been cheated by intimidating him through digital system.
On January 16, at 12 noon, he received a WhatsApp call, in which a person introduced himself as an officer of the Hyderabad-based Police Headquarters and said that a serious case of money transfer has been registered against him and he has to reach Hyderabad in two hours.
When the victim expressed his inability to come, he was told through video call that a person named “Goyal” has fled abroad after committing fraud and the victim's Aadhaar card has been found linked to him. On this pretext, he was digitally “arrested” and threatened to remain in front of the camera till the investigation is completed and not to tell anyone about this, otherwise there would be a danger to life.
In this way, by spreading fear and confusion, the fraudsters kept the victim under mental control for three consecutive days and defrauded a total of Rs 57.90 Lakh from his various bank accounts. When the victim realized that he was cheated, he immediately lodged a complaint at Cyber Crime Police Station Panchkula.
The case is being investigated by Sub-Inspector Saurabh Singh. The police team, led by Cyber SHO Yudhveer, arrested Birbal alias Sunil son of Surja Ram resident village Saundwa district Churu Rajasthan on 13 August and produced him in the court on 14 August and took him on 6-day police remand. The accused is being thoroughly interrogated about his mobile phone, bank accounts, digital transactions, other co-accused and recovery of the entire amount of fraud.
Earlier, on 29 July, the police arrested two accused Manish son of Ramesh and Amit son of Satbir from Dadouli village of district Hisar. Who were sent to judicial custody after the completion of police remand.
