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Ludhiana:
A city based 78-year-old auto parts factory owner has been duped of over Rs 1 crore by cyber fraudsters who posed as the officials from Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi Police and the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
According to the police, the scammers sent forged documents, including arrest warrants, court orders to freeze his bank accounts, and fake CBI letters related to a fabricated case in order to dupe industrialist Rajnish Ahuja of Sarabha Nagar.
After receiving the complaint, the police have booked unidentified accused by registering FIR under sections 319(2) (cheating by personation), 318(4) (cheating), and 308(2) (punishment for extortion) of the BNS.
Ahuja in his complaint stated that he had received a call on September 19 and the caller introduced himself as Abhishek Bansal, an official from Delhi Airport. “Caller had accused me of sending a parcel to Malaysia containing 16 passports and 58 debit cards. After I denied the allegations, the caller suggested his ID had been misused and transferred the case to a supposed “Delhi Police” official.
Ahuja received a second call from a man claiming to be Sunil Kumar from the Delhi Police. Kumar alleged that a retired bank officer named Sanjay Singh, involved in a human trafficking and extortion racket, had deposited Rs 38 crore into Ahuja’s bank account. He further accused Ahuja of receiving a 10 percent commission from these illegal activities. Despite Ahuja’s denials, the fraudsters convinced him that his identity had been misused and persuaded him to cooperate in their “investigation”.
The cybercriminals escalated their deception by sending fake arrest warrants, court orders to freeze Ahuja’s bank accounts, and a forged CBI letter. Believing the documents were legitimate, Ahuja transferred Rs 86 lakh as a “security deposit” to avoid arrest, as per asked by the fake officers. The scammers promised that the money would be refunded within hours after verification. Later, they demanded an additional Rs 15 lakh, which Ahuja also transferred.
In the evening, Ahuja received a WhatsApp call from another fraudster claiming to be Anil Kumar from the CBI. This caller falsely reassured Ahuja that he had been cleared of any wrongdoing and promised the return of his money by noon the next day. However, the funds were never returned, and the scammers became unreachable.
Realizing he had been duped, Ahuja reported the incident to the police and Cyber Crime police station has initiated investigation into the matter.
