Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh): Ram Krishna Mission's secretary was allegedly duped of ₹2.52 crore in 26-day long digital arrest in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior on Wednesday.
Scammers posed as Nashik police officials, and threatened him over registering a false. money laundering case.
The victim, Swami Supradiptanand, Secretary of the Ramakrishna Mission Ashram in Thatipur, was tricked through a video call where the scammers posed as Nashik police officials.
They falsely accused him of being involved in a money laundering case linked to businessman Naresh Goyal.
From March 17, the fraudsters kept him isolated, constantly pressuring him to transfer large sums of money to different bank accounts across the country. He was told the money would be returned by April 15.
When the promised money was not returned, Swami Supradiptanand reported the case to Gwalior’s Senior Superintendent of Police, Dharmveer Singh. A case has now been registered by the Crime Branch, and investigations are underway.
This is believed to be one of the biggest cases of digital fraud in Madhya Pradesh.
Despite rising awareness efforts by the government, cybercrime cases like this continue to grow.
