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Police track 10L farmer lost in digital arrest scam
Nashik: After a farmer from Niphad lost Rs 10 lakh in a
digital arrest scam
last year, the Nashik Rural police traced the money and retrieved Rs 3.2 lakh.
Nashik Rural police said in May last year, a farmer Suraj Kale of Takli Vinchur, Lasalgaon in Niphad taluka, received an unknown call.
The caller said he was speaking from a branch of FedX in Mumbai and told Kale that their department had received a parcel on latter's name, the police said, adding that the parcel contained four Iranian passports and drugs.
The fraudster subsequently called via Skype, in a police uniform, on the pretext of verifying bank account. He took Kale's bank details and secured a loan of Rs 10 lakh. He then transferred the money to another bank account.
Following this, Kale filed a complaint with the cybercrime branch of the Nashik Rural police. A team, led by inspector Nagesh Mohite, including constable Suvarna Ahire of the cybercrime traced the money to another account where Rs 10 lakh was transferred and froze it.
However, by the time police froze the account, the cybercrook managed to transfer Rs 6.8 lakh to yet another account. The police completed the legal procedure and retrieved Rs 3.2 lakh. Senior officers of the cybercrime police said efforts are underway to trace the conmen.
