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Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
Video call trap: Sextortionists pose as CBI officers, cheat man of Rs 22L in Faridabad
Faridabad: Two brothers were arrested on Tuesday for cheating a Faridabad resident of over Rs 22 lakh in a sextortion fraud case. The accused, Safwan Khan (25) and Sabir (35) from Ferozepur Jhirka in Nuh, impersonated CBI sleuths to commit the fraud. According to the police, Sabir is an undergraduate working at a construction material store, while Safwan is in his final year of graduation. The victim, a resident of Sector 30, received a video call on WhatsApp on Oct 3, 2024. When he took the call, an unclad woman appeared on his screen, took screenshots, and even recorded the call on a video. Before the victim could understand or confront her, she disconnected the call. Two days later, the accused called him, posing as CBI officials, and asked for Rs 30 lakh. They claimed the woman had made a suicide bid and lodged a complaint against him, levelling serious allegations. The accused then showed him his objectionable photos and videos made during the video call. The victim transferred Rs 22.4 lakh through multiple transactions. Later, he complained with the cyber police, and a case was registered at the cyber police station (central) last year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like One of the Most Successful Investors of All Time, Warren Buffett, Recommends: 5 Books for Turning... Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Click Here Undo During police interrogation, it was established that Sabir was the mastermind of the fraud, oversaw operations, and managed bank accounts for fraudulent transactions. His brother, Safwan Khan, withdrew money from ATMs, according to a police spokesperson. "Earlier, we had arrested their accomplices, Muhammad Kaif, Sahil, and Shahrukh, in this case. The accused have been taken into police custody for five days for further questioning," a police officer said.
Hindustan Times
21-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
2 nabbed for posing as CBI to extort ₹22L from Faridabad man
Two brothers were arrested from Nuh on Monday for allegedly impersonating CBI officials to cheat a 65-year-old Faridabad resident of ₹22.42 lakh by threatening to implicate him in a suicide attempt case involving a woman, police said on Tuesday. The suspects—Sabir Khan, 35, and Safwan Khan, 25, residents of Ferozepur Jhirka in Nuh—were remanded in five-day police custody after being produced in a Faridabad court, police said. According to Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad Police, the duo used a woman who had befriended the Sector 30 victim via social media on October 3 last year. She initiated an intimate video call with him the same day. Two days later, the suspects posed as CBI officials on a video call and accused the victim of abetting the woman's suicide attempt, police said. 'They told him she left a note accusing him of mental harassment and sexual exploitation,' Yadav said. Fearing social shame, the victim agreed to pay ₹22.42 lakh to settle the matter, the PRO added. According to police, an FIR was filed at the Cybercrime (Central) police station on October 23 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and IT Act. Police said only ₹1.78 lakh could be recovered from the bank accounts of the suspect and was returned to the victim due to delay in complaint, adding that they are pursuing the remaining funds the suspects had duped from others. Sabir, an arts graduate and contractor, allegedly ran a pan-India cyberfraud gang. His student brother withdrew the extorted cash. Three others—Mohammad Kaif, Mohammad Sahil, and Mohammad Shahrukh—were arrested earlier in the case, they added.
