Retd rail employee loses 4 lakh in digital arrest fraud

Hyderabad: Fraudsters posing as Mumbai police allegedly duped a 66-year-old retired railway employee of 4 lakh. According to police officials, the victim, a resident of Peerzadiguda, received a call on April 7 from an individual who introduced himself as Rahul Sharma from the Data Protection Board of India. Claiming that a SIM card issued on the complainant's Aadhaar was linked to fraudulent activities, the caller connected him to a co-accused posing as Sandeep Rao, a sub-inspector at Colaba police station in Mumbai.They alleged that the victim was involved in money laundering and warned him that the NIA had already prepared an arrest warrant against him. Under threat, the victim complied and transferred 4 lakh from his bank account to the accused for ‘verification' on April 8. The accused also sent him fake ED and RBI documents. As they continued to force him to mortgage his gold for additional payments, the victim grew suspicious and consulted family members on April 15.His family members informed him that he had been duped, and on their advice, he approached the Malkajgiri cybercrime police on April 16. Based on his complaint, a case was registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 66C and 66D of the Information Technology Act.Get real-time updates and result insights on the CBSE 12 Result 2026.