Elderly Man In Pune Targeted By Scammers Pretending To Be CBI Officers, Loses Rs 22 Lakh
Pune: CBI Files Case Against IPS Officer Bhagyashree Navtake Over Alleged Irregularities in ₹1,200 Crore Scam Investigation
18 July 2024
In Pune, individuals posing as CBI officials threatened a 73-year-old Rahatani resident with prosecution for money laundering. They forced him to transfer Rs 22 lakh into a false ‘Supreme Court’s Secret Supervision Account’ between June 29 and July 3. The elderly man reported the incident to the cybercrime cell, leading to the Wakad police registering a case on Tuesday.
According to the complaint, an officer from the Wakad police mentioned that the fraudsters pretended to be IPS and CBI officers when contacting the complainant. They informed him that his Aadhaar card was used to purchase a cellphone and that a complaint had been filed against him.
“The scammers instructed him to install a telecommunication app and engage in a video call with them,” he explained.
The fraudsters then informed the victim that he was under suspicion for participating in a money laundering scheme valued at Rs 200-500 crore with a businessman who was currently in jail. The fraudsters, after the victim denied any wrongdoing, suggested that his Aadhaar card might have been misused and assured him they could resolve the matter. Subsequently, they instructed him to transfer Rs 20 lakh to a specified account.
