Fraudsters posing as crime branch officials dupe Ludhiana lawyer of ₹12 lakh
6 months, 1 week ago

Fraudsters posing as crime branch officials dupe Ludhiana lawyer of ₹12 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The fraudsters impersonating officials of the Mumbai crime branch allegedly duped a city-based lawyer of over ₹12 lakh. The Ludhiana-based lawyer alleged that the accused threatened to implicate him in a peddling case and demanded ₹ 12.11 lakh for not registering a case against him After he realised he had been duped, he filed a complaint with the police. The caller asked him to talk to officials of the Mumbai crime branch and connected the call to someone else, who introduced himself as Indian Police officer Varun Kumar. Cyber cell in-charge inspector Jatinder Singh said that the bank account number given by the accused was in the name of a firm based in Gujarat.

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Mohali: Retd teacher tricked into paying ₹80 lakh with fake arrest threats
1 week, 2 days ago

Mohali: Retd teacher tricked into paying ₹80 lakh with fake arrest threats

Hindustan Times  

Cybercriminals posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber-crime branch and the CBI duped a 68-year-old retired school teacher of ₹80 lakh.The scammers used fake FIRs, arrest warrants and threats of court appearances to intimidate her into transferring the money. The caller falsely linked Harbhajan Kaur’s name to a money laundering case involving Jet Airways owner Naresh Goyal and demanded ₹ …

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra news: Senior citizen from Thane duped of ₹3.57 crore. Here’s what happened

Live Mint  

In a shocking incident, a 74-year-old retired bank worker in Maharashtra's Thane was duped of ₹3.57 crore. The imposter threatened the victim and made him transfer a sum of ₹3.57 crore into different bank accounts, the official from Central police station said, as quoted by PTI. Digital arrest fraud in Mumbai In another such incident, a 77-year-old woman from Mumbai …

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam
4 weeks ago

Five held for duping minister’s accountant of ₹2 crore in cyber scam

Hindustan Times  

In a major breakthrough, the cops at Cyber Police Station on Sunday arrested five cyber criminals who had defrauded over ₹2 crore from the accountant of cabinet minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi. Following investigations, a team of cyber cops under inspector Rajeev Tiwari arrested five fraudsters from Bareilly, Dehradun and other districts. Posing as Nandi’s son, the cyber criminals instructed …

Ludhiana cop loses ₹4.6L after opening dubious link sent by swindlers
1 month ago

Ludhiana cop loses ₹4.6L after opening dubious link sent by swindlers

Hindustan Times  

An assistant sub-inspector from the Ludhiana Police Commissionerate fell victim to cybercriminals, losing 4.63 lakh from his two bank accounts. After failing to contact the customer care despite repeated attempts, he visited the nearest bank branch, where he discovered unauthorised transactions – including ₹32,000 from his savings account, ₹1.31 lakh, ₹1.99 lakh, and ₹99,000 from his overdraft limit account. The …

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report
1 month ago

Karnataka man loses ₹1.7 crore to fraudsters posing as CBI, TRAI officials: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Karnataka resident lost ₹1.7 crore in an elaborate online scam where fraudsters posed as officials from the Central Bureau of Investigation and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Deccan Herald reported. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the fraud As per the report, the ordeal began on November 11 when the victim received a call from …

Ludhiana: Frauds posing as CBI officers dupe retired accountant of ₹8L
1 month ago

Ludhiana: Frauds posing as CBI officers dupe retired accountant of ₹8L

Hindustan Times  

Cyber criminals posing as Central Bureau of Investigation officers allegedly duped a 66-year-old retired accountant of over ₹8 lakh, officials said. This is the second case of alleged online frauds involving ‘digital arrests’ in the past two days. A retired Merchant Navy engineer, 73-year-old Harbans Singh from Rurka village in Dehlon, Ludhiana, was duped of ₹ 24.2 lakh by cyber …

Cyber fraudsters pose as cops, con 73-yr-old of ₹24L in Ludhiana
1 month, 1 week ago

Cyber fraudsters pose as cops, con 73-yr-old of ₹24L in Ludhiana

Hindustan Times  

Unidentified cyber fraudsters posing as cops allegedly duped a retired Merchant Navy engineer of ₹24.2 lakh, officials said. They said the fraudsters put up an elaborate hoax, claiming the victim was implicated in child pornography and money laundering cases. Singh said that despite his initially resistance, he was persuaded after the fraudsters staged a convincing video call. The caller said …

Cybercriminals Target Aadhaar ID Holders with Phishing Scams, Extorting Millions
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Cybercriminals Target Aadhaar ID Holders with Phishing Scams, Extorting Millions

Deccan Chronicle  

Four people have been arrested for cybercrime in Hyderabad. The police have traced money to several bank accounts and arrested a loan recovery agent for his alleged involvement in a digital arrest fraud targeting a 40-year-old woman. The case is ongoing and the kingpin responsible for operating bank accounts and supplying them on a commission basis is still at large.

Woman's Lavish House Grabbed in Ludhiana Property Fraud Case
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Woman's Lavish House Grabbed in Ludhiana Property Fraud Case

Hindustan Times  

Four individuals have been booked for allegedly grabbing property worth ₹40 crore from a woman in Ludhiana. The accused, including a mother-son duo and their aides, were identified as Harkirat Kaur, Sukhwinder Singh, and Harjit Singh. The woman, Pammi Sidhu, alleged that the accused prepared fake documents and grabbed her property. She and her son are forced to live in …

Ludhiana resident loses ₹3.92 lakh to credit card fraud, case registered
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana resident loses ₹3.92 lakh to credit card fraud, case registered

Hindustan Times  

A city resident fell victim to a credit card scam and lost ₹3.92 lakh, officials said. The victim, Atul Gupta of Greater Kailash, Hambran Road, Ludhiana, filed a complaint at the cyber crime police station, following which a case was registered against the unidentified accused under sections 319 and 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused convinced the victim …

Juhu resident arrested for duping Navy official of ₹23L in fraud stock market scheme
3 months ago

Juhu resident arrested for duping Navy official of ₹23L in fraud stock market scheme

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A 32-year-old Juhu resident was arrested in connection with a case in which a Navy official was allegedly duped of ₹23 lakh in cyber fraud after he was lured to invest in the share market through a fraudulent app. HT Image The South Cyber police officials said the accused, identified as Maman Munshi, convinced people to invest money via …

Mumbai: Railway official loses 9 lakhs online to scammers posing as ‘CBI’ officers
3 months ago

Mumbai: Railway official loses 9 lakhs online to scammers posing as ‘CBI’ officers

Hindustan Times  

A railway official from Mumbai lost ₹9 lakh to cyber fraudsters posing as CBI officers who said that the official was linked to a bank account used to launder large amounts of money. The victim continued to be on video call and went to office for work, but he was asked to return home as scamsters claimed that ‘CBI officers’ …

Ludhiana: Former FCI manager, wife drugged, robbed
3 months ago

Ludhiana: Former FCI manager, wife drugged, robbed

Hindustan Times  

A fraudster posing as a former colleague robbed a retired Food Corporation of India official and his wife of gold after sedating the couple in Dakha. According to the complainant, Inderpal Singh Gill of Link Road, Mandi Mullanpur, the accused was making rounds of the house for the past one day and trying to win their confidence. Meanwhile, the accused …

Fake Crime Branch Officials Rob Mumbai Lawyer Of Rs 5 Lakh
3 months, 1 week ago

Fake Crime Branch Officials Rob Mumbai Lawyer Of Rs 5 Lakh

News 18  

Two unidentified people posing as crime branch officials stole Rs 5 lakh from a Mumbai lawyer. The Khar police have filed a case against the culprits, who impersonated crime branch agents before robbing Tausif Sheikh while conducting what appeared to be an inquiry. According to Sheikh’s complaint, on September 7, his brother gave him Rs 5.7 lakh to deposit into …

‘Fake’ CBI officer dupes Ludhiana doctor of ₹16 lakh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Fake’ CBI officer dupes Ludhiana doctor of ₹16 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A fraudster posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation officer allegedly duped a city-based radiologist of ₹16 lakh, officials said. Cyber police station in-charge inspector Jatinder Singh said that Dr Pal got the call on December 19, 2023, from an unknown number. “The accused asked me to transfer ₹16 lakh to a bank account, claiming that it was a government …

Arrested impersonator called up lawyers to defraud their clients
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Arrested impersonator called up lawyers to defraud their clients

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The history-sheeter arrested by the Bandra police for duping the families of jail inmates by posing as the personal assistant of BJP leader Ashish Shelar called several criminal lawyers to get more information on their clients. Pretending to be the MLA’s PA, 26-year-old Amir Irfan Bendrekar called up lawyers Vijendra Rai, Yasmin Wankhede, Iram Sayyed, Raes Khan, and Afreen, …

CEN police arrest two persons from Gujarat for extorting ₹ 1.13 crore from Udupi doctor
3 months, 3 weeks ago

CEN police arrest two persons from Gujarat for extorting ₹ 1.13 crore from Udupi doctor

The Hindu  

The Udupi Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime police have arrested two persons from Gujarat in connection with the extortion of ₹1.13 crore from a Udupi-based doctor by posing as Customs officials and virtually confining the latter in his house, recently. On July 29, 53-year-old Arun Kumar received a call from a person who claimed to be an officer from Customs, …

Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wave of financial fraud cases hits Chandigarh

Hindustan Times  

The city has recorded a spate of financial fraud cases recently, with multiple FIRs being filed across various police stations. Ravi Kumar from Maloya Colony complained that Ashish, Vivek, Vikram and Sumit Chauhan took money from him by falsely promising him a job as a peon in the Chandigarh municipal corporation. Praween Kumar, chief manager at Indian Bank, Sector 17-B, …

Raj Kundra's lawyer reacts to Pune man being scammed of ₹25 lakhs in his client's name
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Raj Kundra's lawyer reacts to Pune man being scammed of ₹25 lakhs in his client's name

Hindustan Times  

Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra's husband, businessman Raj Kundra's name is being used in fraud cases. The caller alleged that the man was involved in the ‘Raj Kundra money laundering fraud’, and got him to pay ₹25 lakhs. Businessman Raj Kundra Kundra's lawyer Prashant Patil says, “There are reports in public domain about certain alleged cyber crime scamsters using my client …

Woman, aide booked for duping man of ₹50 lakh
6 months ago

Woman, aide booked for duping man of ₹50 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Pune city police have booked two persons, including a woman, from Satara district for allegedly duping a businessman of ₹50 lakh by pretending to be a senior official from the Prime Minister’s Office. The accused have been identified as Kashmira Sandip Pawar and his accomplice Ganesh Gaikwad from Satara. According to the police, the accused woman posing as an …

Man from Rajasthan arrested in Chennai for swindling money online while pretending to be Mumbai police officer
6 months, 1 week ago

Man from Rajasthan arrested in Chennai for swindling money online while pretending to be Mumbai police officer

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai City Police on Saturday arrested a 23-year-old young man who was part of a gang that stole money from people, by pretending to be Mumbai police personnel who were conducting an inquiry into the trafficking of drugs through courier services. Police said S. Ashok Ranjith, 39, a resident of Kilpauk was contacted by an unknown person over …

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh
6 months, 1 week ago

Cyber criminals put city resident under ‘digital arrest’, cheat him of ₹2 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A Gurugram resident was allegedly put under “digital arrest” and duped of ₹2 lakh by fraudsters claiming to be from law enforcement agencies on May 25, police said adding that the suspects allegedly posed as officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation and as the deputy commissioner of police handling cybercrime in Mumbai and forced the victim to stay …

Ludhiana: 3 FCI officials among 4 in CBI net on graft charges
7 months ago

Ludhiana: 3 FCI officials among 4 in CBI net on graft charges

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has apprehended four persons, manager and two technical assistants of the FCI, Mullanpur Dhaka, Ludhiana, and a private person in a ₹50,000 bribery case. The Central Bureau of Investigation has apprehended four persons, manager and two technical assistants of the FCI, Mullanpur Dhaka, Ludhiana, and a private person in a ₹ 50,000 bribery case. A …

Ludhiana: 2 travel agents booked for man of over ₹7 lakh
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: 2 travel agents booked for man of over ₹7 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Meharban police booked two men for duping a city resident ₹7.81 lakh on the pretext of sending his son abroad and arranging a work permit for him. The accused have been identified as Darpan Garg, of Harcharan Nagar, Samrala Road, and Mandeep Singh Gill of Phullanwal Chowk. The complainant, Mahinder Singh, a resident of Raju Colony of Tibba Road, …

Fraudsters pose as cops, CBI sleuths & swindle Rs 4 lakh from trio in Kerala
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Fraudsters pose as cops, CBI sleuths & swindle Rs 4 lakh from trio in Kerala

New Indian Express  

KOCHI : Three more persons, including a retired government employee, in Kochi fell victim to online fraudsters, who posed as police and CBI officials and robbed them of their hard-earned money, a total of around Rs 54 lakh, in just a week. The caller claimed he was investigating transactions from an account in a nationalised bank in Mumbai, and that …

Cyber Police nabs 19-yr- old for duping man of ₹43 lakh
1 year ago

Cyber Police nabs 19-yr- old for duping man of ₹43 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Navi Mumbai: The Navi Mumbai Cyber Police apprehended a 19-year-old cyber fraudster, part of a seven-member gang from Rajasthan on charges of cheating a thirty-three-year-old man from Koparkahiarane for ₹43 lakh after luring him to earn big returns by commenting, liking, and subscribing YouTube channels. HT Image Police Inspector Gajanan Kadam from the Navi Mumbai cyber police station stated, “This …

Fraudster posing as army officer dupes man of ₹5L, chargesheet filed
1 year ago

Fraudster posing as army officer dupes man of ₹5L, chargesheet filed

Hindustan Times  

The Crime Branch Jammu on Wednesday filed a chargesheet before a court of law in Jammu against a fraudster, who posed as an army officer and duped a man of ₹5 lakh, said officials. HT Image The accused, Deepak Kumar of Sanji Morh in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district, had taken ₹5 lakh from complainant Darshan Kumar of Mansar in …

Ludhiana-based teacher falls prey to online fraud, loses ₹14.50 lakh
1 year, 1 month ago

Ludhiana-based teacher falls prey to online fraud, loses ₹14.50 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A city-based teacher lost ₹14.50 lakh to online fraud when he contacted a man for buying a second-hand car that the latter had advertised for sale on an e-commerce site, police said on Friday. Ludhiana-based teacher falls prey to online fraud, loses ₹ 14.50 lakh The victim, identified as Sunil Kumar of New Shakti Nagar, had contacted the accused after …

Cyber fraudster dupes Union Bank of India to the tune of ₹23 lakh
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyber fraudster dupes Union Bank of India to the tune of ₹23 lakh

Hindustan Times  

An unknown cyber fraudster has been booked for duping Union Bank of India, Fergusson Road branch, to the tune of ₹22.92 lakh, said officials. A case regarding the incident was registered at Shivajinagar police station under sections 419, 420, 465, 468, 471, 34 of the IPC and sections 66, 66 of the Information Technology Act. According to police, on January …

Ludhiana: Finance firm staffer, wife booked for duping man of ₹23.3 lakh
1 year, 2 months ago

Ludhiana: Finance firm staffer, wife booked for duping man of ₹23.3 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Division number 4 police booked the employee of a finance company and his wife for duping a Chhawani Mohalla resident of ₹23.34 lakh in cash on the pretext of collecting loan instalment. Finance firm staffer, wife booked for duping man of ₹ 23.3 lakh in Ludhiana. The complainant stated that he had availed a house loan of ₹25 lakh …

Employee of private company held for fraud
1 year, 2 months ago

Employee of private company held for fraud

Hindustan Times  

Police arrested an employee of a private company for allegedly transferred ₹85 lakh to his fake accounts and accounts of his family members fraudulently. A team led by inspector Jasveer Singh arrested the suspect and now questioning him after taking him on remand. According to the police the suspect has been identified as Hemant Trehan, a resident of Faridabad who …

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida
1 year, 3 months ago

Three held for duping a retired government official of ₹2.54 crore in Noida

Hindustan Times  

The Gautam Budh Nagar cybercrime police arrested three people on Tuesday for allegedly duping a retired government officer in Noida of ₹2.54 crore on the pretext of online trading, police said on Wednesday. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is a retired central government officialwho was lured into a trading website. According to police, the complainant, Anil Sharma, is …

Gurugram man aspiring to run car dealership for S Korean firm cheated of ₹25 lakh
1 year, 4 months ago

Gurugram man aspiring to run car dealership for S Korean firm cheated of ₹25 lakh

Hindustan Times  

The Gurugram police have booked unidentified suspects for allegedly defrauding a city resident of ₹25.6 lakh by impersonating executives of a South Korean car manufacturing firm and opening fake bank accounts in its name, officers aware of the case said on Wednesday. According to police, the suspects also used a forged GST certificate, which, when scanned digitally, yielded information similar …

Gurugram police book 3 for extorting money from chartered accountant
1 year, 5 months ago

Gurugram police book 3 for extorting money from chartered accountant

Hindustan Times  

Three suspects were booked for allegedly extorting at least ₹10 lakh from a chartered accountant after sedating him and recording his objectionable videos, Gurugram police said on Monday. Police said the victim, aged about 35 years, lives in Bahadurgarh area of Jhajjar and was in Gurugram on May 29 to purchase a property. Investigators said the suspects kept blackmailing him …

Haryana: 3 Held for Defrauding People on Pretext of Giving Instant Loans in Palwal
1 year, 5 months ago

Haryana: 3 Held for Defrauding People on Pretext of Giving Instant Loans in Palwal

News 18  

Three people, including a woman, were arrested for running a fake call centre and allegedly duping people on the pretext of giving instant loans here, police said on Tuesday. According to police, they got a tip-off that a fake call centre is being run in the house of the main accused Lalit wherein people are being defrauded on the pretext …

Cyber fraudster impersonating police dupes Pune techie of ₹7 lakh
1 year, 6 months ago

Cyber fraudster impersonating police dupes Pune techie of ₹7 lakh

Hindustan Times  

A 26-year-old IT professional residing in the Balewadi area of Pune has lodged a complaint at Chaturshringi police station, accusing an unidentified person of defrauding her of ₹6.99 lakh. A case has been registered on May 26 at Chaturshringi police station against the unidentified individual. According to the complaint, the suspect approached the woman by impersonating a police officer and …

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler
1 year, 7 months ago

Chandigarh man loses ₹17 lakh to cyber swindler

Hindustan Times  

An unidentified person has been booked by the Chandigarh’s cyber crime police for allegedly duping a Behlana man of ₹16.91 lakh on the pretext of investing his money, officials said Monday. An unidentified person has been booked by the Chandigarh’s cyber crime police for allegedly duping a Behlana man of ₹ 16.91 lakh on the pretext of investing his money, …

Cyber fraud: Lucknow man duped of ₹1.38cr by Sikkim man
1 year, 8 months ago

Cyber fraud: Lucknow man duped of ₹1.38cr by Sikkim man

Hindustan Times  

In a case of cyber fraud, a Sikkim man based out of Delhi posed as a custom duty officer and then as a Polish national and duped a Lucknow man of ₹1.38 crore. For representation only “The accused Oathnail Rai, 27, a permanent resident of Sikkim and living in Munirka area of Delhi, was held by the Madiaon police on …

Ludhiana: One held for duping co-worker of ₹1.5 lakh
1 year, 8 months ago

Ludhiana: One held for duping co-worker of ₹1.5 lakh

Hindustan Times  

Two months after two persons withdrew ₹1.5 lakh from the bank account of their co-worker after stealing his ATM card, police have arrested one person in connection with the case. Two months after two persons withdrew ₹ 1.5 lakh from the bank account of their co-worker after stealing his ATM card, police have arrested one person in connection with the …

Bank employee in Gurugram duped of ₹3 lakh by fraudster posing as friend
1 year, 10 months ago

Bank employee in Gurugram duped of ₹3 lakh by fraudster posing as friend

Hindustan Times  

A woman bank employee was duped of ₹3 lakh after a fraudster tricked her into believing that she was sending the money to a friend in distress, the Gurugram police said on Friday. Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered against unidentified persons under sections 419 and 420 of the IPC. The woman, a resident of Sector 43 of …

CBI charge-sheets ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrasekhar in extortion case
2 years, 2 months ago

CBI charge-sheets ‘conman’ Sukesh Chandrasekhar in extortion case

The Hindu  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has charge-sheeted the alleged high-profile conman, Sukesh Chandrasekhar, and an associate on the charges of extorting a huge amount of money from individuals who were accused in criminal cases by posing as senior government officials and promising them help in the investigation. Sukesh, who is currently in judicial custody, was accused of committing the fraud …

Ludhiana: Former agriculture official duped of ₹8 lakh in online fraud
2 years, 3 months ago

Ludhiana: Former agriculture official duped of ₹8 lakh in online fraud

Hindustan Times  

Fraudsters posing as officials of Punjab State Power Corporation Limited stole ₹8 lakh in cash from the account of an elderly person. Former agriculture official Harmel Singh said on September 13, he received a text message stating that his electricity bill for the last month was due. Harmel Singh, who retired from the agriculture department, said that on September 13, …

Ludhiana | Now, swindlers target parents of NRI students
2 years, 6 months ago

Ludhiana | Now, swindlers target parents of NRI students

Hindustan Times  

Finding a new way to dupe people of their hard-earned money, the fraudsters are now targeting families whose children are studying abroad. Sub-inspector Jatinder Singh, in-charge, Ludhiana cyber cell, said earlier, the swindlers, posing as NRI relatives, used to make WhatsApp calls to victims stating that they were transferring dollars to their account and would take it back after returning …

CBI detains Mumbai lawyer, questions Anil Deshmukh's son-in-law over its leaked enquiry report
3 years, 3 months ago

CBI detains Mumbai lawyer, questions Anil Deshmukh's son-in-law over its leaked enquiry report

India Today  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has detained a lawyer from Mumbai in connection with the leak of CBI's internal probe documents against former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Congress leader Sachin Sawant, in a tweet targeting the central government said, "It is learned that Anil Deshmukh's son-in-law and a lawyer were picked up by the Central Investigation Agency today without …

579 arrested in Deoghar for involvement in cyber crime
3 years, 6 months ago

579 arrested in Deoghar for involvement in cyber crime

Hindustan Times  

As many as 579 people were arrested in Jharkhand's Deoghar district between September 14, 2020 and May 28, 2021 for their alleged involvement in cyber crime and ₹28.26 lakh were recovered from them in addition to a large number of mobile phones and sim cards, police said Saturday. Representational: The SP said one Sarafat Ansari, 20, was arrested in connection …

Jammu: Army officer Duped of Rs 1.41 Crore by Cyber Fraudsters Posing as Finance Ministry Officials
4 years, 3 months ago

Jammu: Army officer Duped of Rs 1.41 Crore by Cyber Fraudsters Posing as Finance Ministry Officials

News 18  

An Army officer here was duped of Rs 1.41 crore by five people posing as Union Finance Ministry officials, the Crime Branch said on Saturday. The five-member gang of cyber fraudsters lured the officer into investing in a Canadian-based fund company with assured return of Rs 10 crore at the time of maturity 16 years later, it said. In his …

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