Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Another person fell victim to cybercriminals, who posed as police and CBI agents and duped him of Rs 40.70 lakh by digitally arresting him, police said on Tuesday. The accused threatened him that his bank account in Mumbai was used for suspicious transactions of Rs 2.60 crore and that he received a commission of 15 per cent of the total amount.

According to additional DCP (crime) Rajesh Dandotiya, the 70-year-old victim lodged a complaint on Monday as he had received a call from an unidentified number and the caller had informed him that he was a police officer from Bandra police station in Mumbai.

The caller threatened him saying that his bank account of a nationalized bank in Mumbai was used for the transaction of Rs 2.60 crore and that he had received the commission for allowing transactions in his bank account. The accused also sent some forged documents to the victim. He threatened that the CBI would arrest him.

When the complainant informed him that he had not opened any bank account in the said bank in Mumbai, the accused informed that the bank manager was arrested for fraud and some forged passbooks were recovered from him. He further informed the complainant that a notebook bearing his name was also recovered from the bank manager.

The complainant informed the Prosecutor’s Office that after hearing the same thing he became scared. The accused assured him that a CBI officer named Akash Kulkarni can remove his name from the case if he requests his innocence.

Meanwhile, the accused also added the number of another person, who posed as Akash Kulkarni and a CBI investigating officer. Kulkarni sought the bank account information of the complainant and told him to transfer his entire amount to the RBI bank account for investigation of the case. After verification, the full amount would be refunded to you within an hour.

The complainant informed the crime branch officials that he was afraid of the fraudsters, so he transferred the amount to the bank account and then dissolved the fixed deposit. He transferred Rs 40.70 lakh to the bank accounts provided by the fraudsters.

When he did not receive his amount in his bank account, he knew that he had been deceived by cybercriminals. Later, he reported the matter to the NCRP portal. After receiving a complaint, the crime branch registered a case in various sections of the BNS against unidentified men and launched an investigation to identify and arrest them.