New Delhi, Oct 7
In a major crackdown on the cyber fraudsters, the Cyber cell of Delhi Police Crime Branch apprehended three accused for cheating an elderly citizen, also a retired government employee, of Rs 42 lakh on Tuesday, said an official.
The cyber cell also unearthed the money trail used by cyber criminals to divert the money through multiple channels to escape the clutches of law.
The senior citizen was cheated of nearly Rs 42.49 lakhs through digital arrest, and the cyber cell managed to trace Rs 8.49 lakhs, being siphoned off to multiple bank accounts.
The elderly citizen was coerced into submitting clarification letters and personal details. As he was kept on continuous call, they extorted his personal information and drained him of his life savings.
His account played a pivotal role in receiving, layering, and circulating fraud proceeds across the country, thereby shielding the handlers and masterminds of the cyber syndicate