2 kept in 44 lakh ‘digital arrest’ rip-off

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The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police arrested two more persons, including an assistant bank manager who allegedly swindled ₹44 lakh from an elderly person in ‘digital arrest scam.’ File

The Central Crime Branch( CCB) authorities jailed 2 more individuals, consisting of an assistant bank supervisor who supposedly tricked 44 lakh from a senior in’digital arrest rip-off. ‘Submit|Image Credit: PTI

The Central Crime Branch(CCB)cops apprehended 2 more individuals, consisting of an assistant bank supervisor who apparently duped 44 lakh from a senior in ‘digital arrest fraud.’

According to the cops, Pattabi (83 ), a citizen of Virugambakkam, got a WhatsApp call in between September 1 and 12 from a guy determining himself as Shankar, declaring to be an Inspector at the workplace of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, Mumbai. The caller wrongly implicated Pattabi of participating in prohibited cash transfers and of having actually transferred illegal funds in his savings account, threatening him with arrest.

He even more informed the victim that if the cash was genuine, it might be confirmed by moving it momentarily to a “Reserve Bank” account, from where it would be returned after confirmation. Thinking this to be real, the complainant moved 44 lakh, his whole cost savings and repaired deposits, in 2 installations through RTGS.

When the victim later on attempted to get in touch with the caller, he was asked to move more cash. Understanding he had actually been cheated, Mr. Pattabi lodged a problem with the Commissioner of Police. Based upon which a case was signed up by the Cyber Crime Wing. The probe exposed that 40.35 lakh had actually been moved from the plaintiff’s account to an IndusInd Bank account in Telangana, which was then divided throughout numerous accounts in numerous states and withdrawn through cheques.

Examinations likewise revealed that the scammers were moving the scammed cash abroad on the very same day. It was even more discovered that 5.1 lakh had actually been credited from an account in Sholinghur, Ranipet district, and another 80 lakh had actually been crossed several accounts coming from Lakshmanan (38) and Medi Sivakumar( 41 ), both from Sholinghur. Both were apprehended on October 10. The deceitful savings account were frozen.

Additional examination exposed that R. Ramachandramurthy (30 ), a local of Dharmapuri and Assistant Manager (Sales & & Marketing) at a personal bank’s Anna Salai branch, had actually helped with the opening of numerous accounts utilized for getting the fraud cash. Another suspect, Mohammed Musfiq (20) of Ramanathapuram, served as a cash transfer representative.

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