Recently, a fraudster stole Rs 6 lakhs by digitally arresting a sports garments businessman in Jalandhar. The fraudster claimed that businessman’s son was caught in terrorist activities.
After transferring the money, when the businessman called his son, he found out that his son was working in the factory. Following this, a complaint was immediately lodged with the bank but by then the fraudster had withdrawn Rs 5 lakhs. However, the remaining Rs 1 lakh were frozen.
Simranjit Singh Kochhar, resident of Friends Colony, GTV Nagar, said that he runs a factory named Kochhar Sports in Leather Complex. He said that his grandfather was admitted to the hospital after suffering a heart attack. Simranjit Singh's father Kamaljit Singh Kochhar went to the hospital to inquire about his whereabouts.
Following this, he received a call. The caller introduced himself as SHO of Nakodar police station and said that his son was caught in terrorist activities.
Kamaljit Singh was already upset because of his father and when he got to know such news about his son, he got scared. The fraudster asked Kamaljit Singh to immediately transfer 6 lakh rupees in exchange for releasing his son.
He said that he did not know how to do it online, so the accused, without disconnecting the call, asked him to go to the bank immediately and get it done through ATGS.
He also sent the bank account details. The call was on hold and Kamaljit Singh went to his bank and got 6 lakh rupees transferred. After the call was disconnected, Kamaljit Singh called his son Simranjit Singh. Then he came to know that his son was safe. Following this, when he dialled the fraudster’s number again, the phone was switched off.
When he went to the bank and complained about this, he found out that the bank to which the money was transferred is in West Bengal and Rs 5 lakhs have been withdrawn from it. A complaint has also been given to the Police Commissioner in this regard.