Cyber Criminal Duped Two Women for Rs 10 Lakh Each, Threatening Digital Arrest

Tejas Navale

Pune, February 1, 2025: Recently, the cases of threatening the victims by saying that their bank account has been used in black money transactions and then duping them with financial fraud have surged in Pune city. Amidst this, a financial fraud has come to light from Pune city, where a 69-year-old woman has been duped of Rs 10.5 lakh by cyber thieves using the same tactic.

In this regard, the victim woman lodged a police complaint. As per the complaint, the accused contacted the plaintiff on her mobile number and threatened her, saying that her bank account was operated for illegal money transactions. By threatening her digital arrest, police demanded urgent money from her.

The frightened woman then deposited 10.5 lakh rupees in the fraudster’s account. However, after realising that she had been cheated, she registered a formal complaint at Aundh police station. The Police Inspector of Crime Branch, Gajanan Chormole, is conducting further investigation into the case.

Further, in a similar incident, the thieves have targeted a young woman from the Bharati Vidyapeeth area. Using the same trickery, the accused took 10 lakh from her. The woman then registered a formal complaint against the accused, and Senior Police Inspector Savlaram Salgaonkar is currently looking into the case.