Mangaluru : In a chilling case of cybercrime, a 75-year-old elderly woman in Mangaluru fell prey to a sophisticated ‘digital arrest’ fraud, losing an astounding ₹2 crore to online scammers. Following a formal complaint lodged by the victim, the Mangaluru City Cyber, Economic, and Narcotics (CEN) Crime Police Station has registered a case and launched a full-scale investigation into the matter.
The ordeal began on September 25 when the victim received a call from an unidentified individual claiming to be a senior police officer from the Colaba Police Station in Mumbai. The caller intimidated the woman, falsely alleging her involvement in grave international crimes—including money laundering, illegal drug trafficking, and child smuggling—in collusion with accused international money launderer Naresh Goyal. Shortly thereafter, another scammer placed a WhatsApp video call pretending to be CBI Officer ‘Samadhan Pawar’, coercing her to comply with a fictitious probe under the Supreme Court’s ‘National Secrecy Act’ while strictly instructing her not to share the matter with anyone.
To gain her trust and extract details, the fraudsters assured her that the CBI would inspect her assets and bank accounts to issue an official clearance certificate within two days. Overwhelmed by panic and isolation, the victim disclosed all her financial credentials and property particulars. Between September 25 and October 5, she transferred ₹60 lakh in the first transaction and ₹1.40 crore in the second, totaling ₹2 crore into multiple bank accounts specified by the perpetrators.
The severe scam came to light only after the woman confided in a close friend, who realized the fraudulent nature of the calls and advised her to approach the authorities. The Mangaluru CEN Police are actively pursuing technical leads to trace the bank accounts used in the crime and apprehend the culprit network.
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