Industrialist Duped of ₹1.01 Crore by Fraudsters in Elaborate Scam

Ludhiana: An industrialist, Rajnish Ahuja, owner of an auto parts manufacturing unit and a resident of Sarabha Nagar, was duped of ₹1.01 crore in a sophisticated scam, police said on Sunday.

fraud began when Ahuja received a WhatsApp call from a person claiming to be an official at Delhi airport. caller informed Ahuja that a courier dispatched by him, allegedly containing 16 passports and 58 ATM cards, h been seized at Delhi international airport. person also stated that a man named Sanjay Singh h been arrested with pack.

"Ahuja was told that Sanjay Singh h mitted that ₹38 crore, received as extortion money, was deposited in Ahuja's bank account," police said.

When Ahuja denied sending any pack, caller suggested that his ID might have been misused and that case would be transferred to Delhi Police. Within minutes, Ahuja received ar call from someone claiming to be Sunil Kumar from Delhi Police.

" caller told Ahuja that his arrest warrant h been issued and that he would be arrested for sending courier and receiving extortion money in his bank account," police ded. To furr intimidate industrialist, fraudsters sent him a fake arrest warrant.

In a panic, Ahuja transferred ₹86 lakh and ₹15 lakh, respectively, to bank accounts provided by fraudsters in an attempt to avoid legal action.

ordeal didn’t end re. Shortly after, Ahuja received yet ar call, this time from a person posing as a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) official, claiming that he h been cleared of any wrongdoing and that his money would be returned. However, funds were ever refunded, leing Ahuja to realize he h been scammed.

Upon receiving Ahuja's complaint, cyber police swiftly took action by seizing bank accounts where money h been transferred. A case has since been registered, and an investigation is underway.