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J’khand Cyber Crookposes As Ed Man,demands 40 Lakhfrom City Bizman | Jaipur News
Jaipur: A cyber crook from Jamtara in Jharkhand posed as a senior additional director of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and demanded Rs 40 lakh from a city businessman after threatening to conduct a raid.
The businessman first went to the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) with a complaint against the alleged ED official. The agency then laid a trap and detained a person who had come to collect the money on Wednesday. The detained person is just an autorickshaw driver who worked for a travel company which also ran a courier service.
The ACB said that it was a case of cyber crooks posing as ED officials to dupe the complainant. The ACB has handed over the probe to Gandhi Nagar police station where the businessman has filed an FIR.
According to Jaipur police, the businessman alleged that a man had been calling him for the past several days. “The man posed as a senior official in ED. He claimed that the agency had unearthed several unverified transactions that need to be examined and a raid may soon be organised,” said an officer. The caller promised to prevent the raid for Rs 40 lakh. The businessman then went to the ACB office.
The accused later called him and demanded Rs 20 lakh as the first tranche. The businessman put wads of cash in a box and sent a photo of the same to the caller. On the accused’s direction, the complainant went to the spot to hand over the cash.
He waited for a few hours and an auto driver arrived to pick up the box. He was then caught by the police team. The driver told the cops that he was merely a courier and did not know anything about the case. Police then quizzed the manager of the travel company that ran the courier service.
“The manager claimed that a man had called him a few days ago saying that he needed a parcel to be picked up from a location in Jaipur to be delivered in Indore,” said the officer. Police found that the call to the businessman had come from Jamtara in Jharkhand. They are further investigating the case.
The businessman first went to the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) with a complaint against the alleged ED official. The agency then laid a trap and detained a person who had come to collect the money on Wednesday. The detained person is just an autorickshaw driver who worked for a travel company which also ran a courier service.
The ACB said that it was a case of cyber crooks posing as ED officials to dupe the complainant. The ACB has handed over the probe to Gandhi Nagar police station where the businessman has filed an FIR.
According to Jaipur police, the businessman alleged that a man had been calling him for the past several days. “The man posed as a senior official in ED. He claimed that the agency had unearthed several unverified transactions that need to be examined and a raid may soon be organised,” said an officer. The caller promised to prevent the raid for Rs 40 lakh. The businessman then went to the ACB office.
The accused later called him and demanded Rs 20 lakh as the first tranche. The businessman put wads of cash in a box and sent a photo of the same to the caller. On the accused’s direction, the complainant went to the spot to hand over the cash.
He waited for a few hours and an auto driver arrived to pick up the box. He was then caught by the police team. The driver told the cops that he was merely a courier and did not know anything about the case. Police then quizzed the manager of the travel company that ran the courier service.
“The manager claimed that a man had called him a few days ago saying that he needed a parcel to be picked up from a location in Jaipur to be delivered in Indore,” said the officer. Police found that the call to the businessman had come from Jamtara in Jharkhand. They are further investigating the case.
