Mysuru: Businessman from Kerala attacked by masked men; car stolen by group
Mysuru: A businessman from Kerala, who was traveling in his car in the taluk on Monday morning, was stopped by a group of robbers on the outskirts of Mysuru city and robbed of his car.
The robbers, who were in three four-wheelers, are learned to have forced the businessman’s vehicle to stop at a point in Jayapura hobli. They also allegedly assaulted the people travelling in the car before forcing them to get out of the vehicle. The miscreants are learned to have driven away from the place in the businessman’s car.
Mysuru Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardhana has confirmed that the car driver, who was also assaulted by the group, was injured in one hand.
He said that an FIR will be filed based on the statement from the Calicut (Kozhikode) businessman, adding that investigation teams have been formed to probe the case.
The senior officer, however, has said that details on the monetary loss incurred by the businessman and regarding weapons used by the miscreants in the incident is yet to be confirmed.
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Senior citizen duped of Rs 23.5 lakh on threat of digital arrest in Thane district
Thane (PTI): A 68-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 23.5 lakh by cyber fraudsters who threatened him with digital arrest in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said on Monday.
This is a second such incident reported in the district this week, an official said.
Based on a complaint, the Kalyan police have registered a case under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, Assistant Inspector Vinod Patil of Mahatma Phule police station said.
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"The complainant alleged that two unidentified persons cheated him of Rs 23.5 lakh by threatening to place him under digital arrest and forced him to transfer money through online transactions between December 8 and 12," Patil said.
'Digital arrest’ is a growing form of cybercrime in which fraudsters pose as law enforcement officials or personnel of government agencies and intimidate victims through audio/video calls. They hold the victims hostage and put pressure on them to pay money.
He said that the accused allegedly contacted the victim on WhatsApp video calls and claimed that his bank transactions were suspicious and linked to alleged irregularities.
"The fraudsters told him that he could be placed under digital arrest, but assured him that they would help him avoid legal action if he cooperated," the officer said.
He said that the accused repeatedly threatened the senior citizen and put pressure on him to make multiple online money transfers amounting to Rs 23.5 lakh.
The fraud came to light after the victim narrated the incident to acquaintances and approached the police on realising he had been duped.
"We are analysing bank transaction details, call records and digital evidence to track down the accused," Patil said.
