Nurmahal village woman duped of Rs 92 Lakhs for digital arrest, unidentified miscreants booked

Dilbag Singh 

Nurmahal village woman duped of Rs 92 Lakhs for digital arrest, unidentified miscreants booked

NURMAHAL /JALANDHAR 22 MAY 

The Cyber Crime Police station of Jalandhar (rural) police have booked unidentified miscreants for duping a Nurmahal village woman of Rs 92 Lakhs on the pretext of digital arresting her.

Jasbir Kaur wife of Gurmail Singh a resident of Umar Pur Kalan village under Bilga police station complained to Senior Superintendent of police Jalandhar (rural police) that unidentified accused cheated her of Rs 92 lakhs by threating her digital arrest. (“Digital arrest” is a sophisticated cyber extortion scam where fraudsters impersonate law enforcement or government officials and intimidate victims into believing they are under investigation).

Investigating Officer Inspector Harjindar Kaur said a case under sections 204(personating a public servant),318(4) (cheating) 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) of the BNS and sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the Information Technology Act 2000 has been registered against unidentified accused and further investigations are on.