Scammer posing as Mumbai cop caught red-handed by Thrissur cyber cell
Thrissur: In a humorous twist, a scammer impersonating a Mumbai Police officer attempted an extortion call but mistakenly connected with the Thrissur Cyber Cell. The incident gained attention on social media after the scammer unknowingly made a video call to the Thrissur Police, dressed in a police uniform and claiming to be from Mumbai.
The Thrissur Cyber Cell officer, upon answering, immediately exposed the fraud. The scammer's startled reaction to realising he was speaking to actual police officers went viral after Thrissur City Police shared the video online. The video has since received over 162,000 views and garnered numerous comments applauding the officers for handling the situation tactfully.
The Thrissur Police used this incident to remind the public about cybercrime dangers, encouraging victims to report such cases by calling the helpline at 1930.
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Four booked for tying 18-year-old to tree, beating him up in UP's Pratapgarh
Pratapgarh (UP) (PTI): Four people were booked here for the abduction and assault of a man who they allegedly tied to a tree and beat up, police said on Wednesday.
The incident, a video of which has gone viral, took place on Tuesday afternoon under the Kunda police station limits.
The FIR was registered on Wednesday evening based on a complaint from the victim's father.
According to Keshav Prasad Yadav, a resident of Mauli village, some people called his 18-year-old son Nikhil Yadav on the phone and asked him to come out of his house around 2.30 pm on Tuesday.
As he reached outside the village as instructed, the accused allegedly forced him into a car and took him towards the Tinpedwa forest area, where they tied him to a tree and assaulted, the complainant said.
The attackers also recorded a video of the incident and circulated it on social media. The purported video shows the men thrashing Nikhil one after another, while one of them is assumed to have recorded the act.
Kunda Station House Officer Manoj Pandey confirmed the incident and said efforts are underway to identify and arrest all the accused.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has shared the video on social media, describing the incident as reflective of a "dominant mindset" against the PDA (Pichda or Backward, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak or Minority), and demanded strict action against the accused.
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