Kolkata victims lose over Rs 78 lakh in jewellery and cyber fraud cases

Time of India

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Kolkata: Two separate frauds in the city have led victims to lose more than Rs 78 lakh. In the first case reported from central Kolkata, a woman who arrived in Kolkata after the pandemic filed a police complaint against three individuals, including a man allegedly impersonating an army officer, for fraudulently obtaining her jewellery worth over Rs 11 lakh to be used to acquire a gold loan.
In another incident, a resident of Action Area-2D, New Town, fell victim to a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme, losing Rs 67.5 lakh in a fake online share trading scam.
The first victim, a resident of Purna Das Road, accused one person named P Mahajan, who posed as a major, a retired "colonel" by the name R Robertson, and one woman of deceiving her under the pretense of requiring financial assistance for their business.
According to the complaint, Mahajan and the 'colonel' gained the victim's trust by taking her to military installations in the city. The accused also arranged for her attendance at the Republic Day Parade to establish credibility.
"They approached me claiming their business was facing losses and needed financial support," claimed the victim. "I handed over my ancestral jewellery as collateral for a gold loan of Rs 11,26,000.
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Despite promises to return the jewellery within 11 months, the accused allegedly failed to do so for over two and a half years." The complainant alleged that when confronted, the accused threatened her with "dire consequences" and attempted to blackmail her.
The accused reportedly issued blank cheques to pacify her but have since refused to return her jewellery.
In the New Town case, the victim was lured into investing Rs 67.5 lakh through what appeared to be a legitimate private banking application.
The fraudsters promised returns of Rs 3 crore on his investment, compelling him to transfer funds through multiple RTGS transactions. The scam came to light when the perpetrators demanded additional payments on May 20, threatening to cancel his investment plan if he failed to comply.
Realising he was defrauded, the victim promptly reported the incident to the National Cyber Crime Portal.
Kolkata: Two separate frauds in the city have led victims to lose more than Rs 78 lakh.
In the first case reported from central Kolkata, a woman who arrived in Kolkata after the pandemic filed a police complaint against three individuals, including a man allegedly impersonating an army officer, for fraudulently obtaining her jewellery worth over Rs 11 lakh to be used to acquire a gold loan. In another incident, a resident of Action Area-2D, New Town, fell victim to a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme, losing Rs 67.5 lakh in a fake online share trading scam.
The first victim, a resident of Purna Das Road, accused one person named P Mahajan, who posed as a major, a retired "colonel" by the name R Robertson, and one woman of deceiving her under the pretense of requiring financial assistance for their business. According to the complaint, Mahajan and the 'colonel' gained the victim's trust by taking her to military installations in the city. The accused also arranged for her attendance at the Republic Day Parade to establish credibility.
"They approached me claiming their business was facing losses and needed financial support," claimed the victim. "I handed over my ancestral jewellery as collateral for a gold loan of Rs 11,26,000. Despite promises to return the jewellery within 11 months, the accused allegedly failed to do so for over two and a half years." The complainant alleged that when confronted, the accused threatened her with "dire consequences" and attempted to blackmail her.
The accused reportedly issued blank cheques to pacify her but have since refused to return her jewellery.
In the New Town case, the victim was lured into investing Rs 67.5 lakh through what appeared to be a legitimate private banking application. The fraudsters promised returns of Rs 3 crore on his investment, compelling him to transfer funds through multiple RTGS transactions. The scam came to light when the perpetrators demanded additional payments on May 20, threatening to cancel his investment plan if he failed to comply.
Realising he was defrauded, the victim promptly reported the incident to the National Cyber Crime Portal.