A cyber fraud case has emerged from Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, where a senior professor from the Raipur Government Engineering College was targeted. The professor was a victim of a digital arrest scam, leading to a loss of 88 lakh rupees within a span of 26 days. The fraudsters used threats related to severe charges like human trafficking and money laundering to intimidate the professor, resulting in a significant financial loss. The professor has reported the incident to the police, and an investigation is ongoing.
According to the police investigation, cybercriminals often employ fraudulent phone calls and video calls to scare individuals, and this incident follows a similar pattern. The police shared that 62-year-old Santosh Karmakar, a professor residing in the Purani Basti area, was targeted via phone and WhatsApp calls. The criminals, pretending to be from the Bangalore police, falsely informed him about his Aadhaar card being used for illegal activities, using the threat of digital arrest to extract 88 lakh rupees from his bank accounts.