Cops Arrest Man for Defrauding Elderly of ₹1.37 Crore

Hyderabad:Cyberabad’s cybercrime police arrested an accused from Ahmedabad in connection to a TRAI digital arrest scam, where the scammers defrauded the victim by putting him in a fear of arrest.

Suresh Kumar Babulal from Bapunagar, Ahmedabad, is the third accused, cheating a 67-year old victim by impersonating a TRAI official on September 21.

According to the victim’s complaint, the caller said that they have contacted him regarding a SIM-card linked to the victim’s Aadhar ID, which he was told was misappropriated and a case has been registered against him in Mumbai Crime Branch.

Later, the call was forwarded to another individual, who identified himself as a police officer from Mumbai’s crime division. The caller claimed that an account was opened in a bank using the victim’s Aadhaar ID, and was linked to an international money laundering case.

The caller then insisted the victim deposit `1.37 crore into a ‘CBI account’ for verification to establish his earnings as legitimate. The caller further intimidated the victim by sending an arrest order on the fake letterhead of the Directorate of Enforcement.

The victim was forced to make several financial transactions to multiple bank accounts in their direction, making a payment of `1.37 crore to the scammers. Police stated that Suresh Kumar is an account holder, whom the victim transferred ` 6,78,000. The first accused Neeraj Sahu, and second accused Partipal Sinhaare are still absconding.