New Delhi: A 64-year-old resident of CR Park in south Delhi was swindled of nearly Rs 5 lakh by a group of scamsters who posed as CBI officers.
The incident came to light when the victim’s wife filed a complaint with the cyber police station in the South district. The fraudsters contacted the elderly man on WhatsApp, falsely claiming his son had been implicated in a rape case. They demanded money for his release.
Fearing for his son’s safety, the man transferred the amount to multiple bank accounts, only to later discover that his son was safe and was never detained.
DCP (south) Ankit Chauhan said: “Through technical surveillance and analysis of the money trail, our team tracked down the suspects to Gurgaon, and a team was sent to search their hideout. A trap was laid that led to the subsequent arrests.”
The arrested trio — Satish Kumar Yadav (28), Sunil Kumar (34) and Shivam (27) — are residents of Sheetla Colony in Gurgaon. Five mobile phones and two debit cards were found in their possession.
Police found out that Yadav had arranged for “mule accounts” for laundering the money. Sunil and Shivam used the funds for personal expenses. The WhatsApp call was traced to a foreign location. TNN
