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Septuagenarian Scammed for Rs 21 Lakh in Cyber Fraud Posing as Police Commissioner
20 Aug
Summary
- Elderly woman in Koparkhairane fell victim to digital arrest scam
- Cyber fraudster posed as Police Commissioner, claimed she was involved in terror funding
- Victim made to transfer Rs 21 lakh to prevent legal action
On August 5, 2025, a septuagenarian living in Koparkhairane, Navi Mumbai received a video call from an unknown number. The caller claimed to be Police Commissioner Vishwas Nangare Patil and accused the victim of misusing her Aadhaar card to open a Canara Bank account for terror funding, for which she allegedly received a Rs 20 lakh commission.
The imposter stated that a CBI inquiry had been initiated and an arrest warrant was issued against the victim. She was placed under "digital arrest" until August 19 and was coerced into gradually transferring Rs 21 lakh to a bank account provided by the fraudster to avoid legal action.
Realizing she had been conned, the victim lodged a complaint at the Koparkhairane police station on August 19. An FIR for cheating was registered against the imposter and the person to whose account the money was transferred. The police have managed to freeze Rs 3 lakh in one of the accounts, but the rest of the funds have already been withdrawn by the cyber criminal.
