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Crooks pose as ED & RBI officials, force woman from Kondhwa to transfer Rs 7 lakh in digital arrest fraud case
Crooks pose as ED & RBI officials, force woman from Kondhwa to transfer Rs 7 lakh in digital arrest fraud case

Time of India

time31-07-2025

  • Time of India

Crooks pose as ED & RBI officials, force woman from Kondhwa to transfer Rs 7 lakh in digital arrest fraud case

1 2 Pune: Cybercrooks posing as Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) officials forced a 62-year-old woman from Kondhwa to transfer Rs6.7 lakh between June 12 and 27 in a digital arrest fraud case. The crooks called the woman, a painter and artist, and told her that her name had figured in a money laundering investigation and that she was being put under digital arrest. The crooks claimed that her Aadhaar card, bank account, and phone number were misused by people involved in terror activities and money laundering cases. "The suspects claimed that her activities were a threat to national security, and they would arrest her in the case. They took money from her as a security deposit, which they were required to deposit in the court," senior inspector Satyajit Admane of Wanowrie police told TOI. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune "They also told her to transfer some money to ensure that a case was not pursued against her," Admane said. The woman initially transferred Rs 1.3 lakh without consulting any of her family members. Later, she left for a holiday trip to Goa. According to the FIR, the crooks called her again in her hotel room and made further demands by stating that she was not free yet and must pay to secure her freedom. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Global Indices Are on the Move — Time to Trade! IC Markets Learn More Undo "In Goa, the woman was under stress, and her hotel room neighbour took her to a hospital. She told the neighbour that some govt officers were demanding money from her, and she was kept under digital arrest. The person then informed her about the fraud. The woman then went to Mumbai to stay with her daughter while she recuperated and approached the Bandra police with her complaint. The Bandra police requested her to approach the Pune police for action," Admane said. The woman lodged a complaint with the Wanowrie police on Wednesday after the cyber police verified her initial complaint application.

AIIMS Bhopal student in city for cultural fest found dead in AFMC hostel's washroom
AIIMS Bhopal student in city for cultural fest found dead in AFMC hostel's washroom

Time of India

time12-05-2025

  • Time of India

AIIMS Bhopal student in city for cultural fest found dead in AFMC hostel's washroom

Pune: A student of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bhopal was found dead with a stab wound in his chest early Monday morning in the common washroom of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) hostel in the student, hailing from Beed in Maharashtra, was in the city to attend the annual cultural, sports and literary festival "Sillhouettes" from May 8 to 11 at the AFMC. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The event draws participation from over 100 colleges across India every year. "He was supposed to leave the AFMC hostel on Sunday after the festival concluded but he missed his bus to Beed and stayed back," senior inspector Satyajit Admane of the Wanowrie police parents came to Pune on Monday morning. "The student's father, a medical practitioner, told us that his son was on medication for depression. He was a bright student. Based on circumstances, we are prima facie not ruling out a death by suicide," Admane said."The student had posted a note on the display picture (DP) slot of his messaging application mentioning that he was fed up with life and his treatment for depression. He also sent a message to his mother on her cellphone," the officer said."The student's mother checked his DP after going through the message and called the Pune police control room from Beed around 5.30am. She informed the police about the message and the fact that her son had been at the AFMC event since May 8. She also told the police that his phone was switched off," Admane police then got in touch with the AFMC authorities, who carried out an elaborate search of the premises. "The student was found dead in a sitting posture on a commode in the washroom with blood on the floor and a knife lying nearby. His belongings were also found nearby. The AFMC doctors later examined and declared him dead," the officer AFMC's public relations officer told TOI, "No official statement is being issued by the college regarding the incident. A police investigation is going on."Admane said, "No one saw the student going to the washroom early Monday morning. Preliminary investigation established that the student ordered a knife online. It was found lying near the body and we recovered it. The student had been undergoing treatment for depression because of low attendance and academic pressure for about a year at the AIIMS-Bhopal."

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