Udupi: Woman duped of Rs 6 lakh in 'digital arrest' cyber fraud
Udupi: A woman identified as Liolla from Udupi was conned out of ₹6 lakh by fraudsters posing as Mumbai Cyber Police, using a fake “digital arrest” threat to extort money.
According to the complaint lodged with the Udupi CEN (Cyber Economic and Narcotics) Police Station, the incident began on July 22 when she received a phone call around 11:30 AM claiming to be from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The caller falsely informed her that multiple complaints had been filed against her SIM card for harassment and false advertisements, and said the case would be transferred to Mumbai Cyber Police.
Later, at 12:15 PM the same day, she received a WhatsApp video call where a person dressed in a police uniform appeared. The fraudster claimed that her Aadhaar card was linked to the Naresh Goyal money laundering case and that a warrant had been issued for her arrest. She was then told she was under “digital arrest.”
Later on July 25, the scammers pressured her into transferring ₹2 lakh and ₹4 lakh to two different bank accounts. In total, ₹6 lakh was siphoned off.
Following which, Liolla filed a formal complaint with the Udupi CEN police.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
