Digital Arrest: BSF inspector cheated of Rs 70 lakh in Gwalior, digital arrest kept for 30 days

Naiduniya Representative, Gwalior. The longest running digital arrest case has come to light in Gwalior, in which cyber thugs targeted a Border Security Force (BSF) inspector for 30 days and defrauded Rs 70.29 lakh.

By threatening the inspector that he would be implicated in a money laundering case, he got Rs 71 lakh 24 thousand 988 transferred to 25 bank accounts. To make them believe, they returned Rs 94 thousand 998 but grabbed Rs 70 lakh 29 thousand 990.

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Let us tell you that in the incidents that have come to light before, digital arrest was kept for 24 hours to 72 hours. Police have registered a case and started investigation. The victim, 59-year-old Absar Ahmed, is originally a resident of Madhuban in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh. He is posted in BSF Academy located at Tekanpur.

The call came on 2 December

According to BSF Inspector, an audio call came on WhatsApp on December 2. The caller said that he was speaking from Mumbai Cyber ​​Branch. He said that there is a case of money laundering against you. My arrest warrant is issued in this, then he said that many cases are going on on my mobile number.

Threat to send the family to jail

My family will also be sent to jail along with me. An order has been issued from the court to arrest me and my family. Then a video call was made by him through WhatsApp. They kept in touch through video calls and kept threatening for several days.

Fear of being involved in money laundering

The swindlers said that whatever money I have, I have to transfer it to one account. If the amount is found correct then the money will be returned. If found involved in money laundering, the money will be confiscated and you will be jailed. I kept doing whatever he said.

Get RTGS done for Rs 15 lakh

These people first deposited Rs 15 lakh from me in different bank accounts. Then he told me that once the case is closed, he will get the money, then Rs 15 lakh more should be done through RTGS. Then asked for more money, in this way Rs 71 lakh 24 thousand 988 was taken from me.

borrowed money from relatives

I arranged for the entire money by taking advance and borrowing some money from friends and relatives after making the deal for my land in Noida. Took money from me several times till 31st December.

I was digitally arrested and tortured every day from December 2 to December 31. On January 2, being upset, I told the incident to my son Ashraf who lives in Delhi. The son called cyber helpline number 1930 on January 3.

Kept scaring me because I had said that I will send my wife and children to jail too.

When the police officers talked to the Inspector, he said that I am not afraid but when they talked about arresting the wife and children and sending them to jail, my mind became numb. An arrest warrant was sent, which had a photo and mobile number. He kept doing whatever he was told.