Jaipur : The digital arrest of a woman bank manager for five hours through a video call leading to a cyber fraud of Rs 17 lakh has come to light in Jaipur. The caller intimidated her by saying that illegal activities were being conducted using the SIM card issued in the woman's name using her Aadhaar card. After this, another criminal spoke to her on a video call posing as a Mumbai Police officer.
The criminals had demanded Rs 20 lakh. Now a case has been registered in the Cyber Crime Police Station of Jaipur Police Commissionerate. Cyber Crime SHO Chandraprakash says that the victim woman bank manager has lodged a complaint in the police station. In her report, she said that on the morning of June 20, she received a call on her mobile. The caller introduced himself as a representative of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and said that a SIM card issued in Maharashtra on her Aadhar card is being used for illegal activities.
When the victim denied having any such information, the caller disconnected the call saying that he will connect her to a Mumbai Police officer. The victim received another call in which the caller introduced himself as Vinay Khanna. She disconnected the call and immediately received a call from another number. Then a call came from another number and after installing Skype software, they talked on video call. The caller asked the victim to transfer Rs 20 lakh to his account in the name of verification in the Reserve Bank.
