A startling incident has emerged from Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, where a senior woman doctor was digitally 'arrested' for three months, losing 190 million INR to cunning scammers. Under constant intimidation, she was forced to transfer this substantial sum across 35 different bank accounts. In this high-tech fraud, one suspect from Surat has been arrested, his account holding 10 million INR.
The case was registered on July 16 with the Cyber Cell, CID Crime. Investigations revealed that threats began on March 15, where the doctor received relentless calls from individuals posing as cyber police, public prosecutors, and other officials. They alleged that objectionable content was being transmitted from her phone, registering a case of money laundering against her.
Not only were her entire assets and bank details compromised, but even loans were forced against her jewelry to facilitate transactions. She was so terrified that she documented her every move via video calls when outside. There are speculations that this syndicate might be connected to international networks, including Cambodia.
Currently, the account with the maximum transfer has seen its owner being detained in Surat by the police, as they delve deeper to unravel connections within this international cyber crime syndicate. This case is being enumerated as one of the nation's most colossal and prolonged episodes of digital deceit.
