Ranchi: Taking cybercrime to the next level, fraudsters created fake IDs of President Droupadi Murmu to dupe people. In this regard, the Ranchi Police have registered a case followed by an investigation.
A Facebook account, created in the name of President Murmu to cheat people, was brought to the notice of police by a Jharkhand citizen.
SP Chandan Kumar Sinha said an FIR has been registered in the matter and the URL of the fake ID has been obtained from the concerned person. The matter is under investigation.
Mantu Soni, who brought the matter to the notice of Jharkhand and Delhi Police, is a resident of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. He shared on X that he received a message from a Facebook handle in the name of President Droupadi Murmu along with her image asking, "How are you? I use Facebook very rarely. Please send me your WhatsApp number".
महामहीम @rashtrapatibhvn जी आपके नाम और फोटो से बने फेसबुक प्रोफ़ाइल से साइबर ठगी का खेल चलाया जा रहा है. @JharkhandPolice @ranchipolice @DelhiPolice @Cyberdost कृप्या ध्यान दें. pic.twitter.com/VLc5K18rh7
— mantu soni (@KantShani75443) December 15, 2024
When Soni shared his number an instantaneous reply came asking him to share a code sent from another number to him. It didn't take much time for Soni to realise this was a con as the President can never do such things. He shared the screenshots of the same on X tagging the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Jharkhand Police and other agencies.
Taking instantaneous cognisance of the matter, Jharkhand SSP sought the complete details from Soni, who shared everything with Ranchi Police. Subsequently, a case was registered against unknown cyber criminals and a joint investigation was initiated by the IT cell and cyber crime branch.
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