Noida Sector 137 couple duped of ₹58L in telecom scam
A senior couple in Noida's Sector 137 lost ₹58 lakh after a scammer, pretending to be from a telecom company, called them on August 11.
The caller claimed the wife's Aadhaar card and bank account were tied to a money laundering case.
Things escalated when the scammer switched to WhatsApp and started threatening them with serious trouble if they didn't cooperate.
Cybercrime branch files case, probe underway
Feeling pressured, the couple ended up transferring ₹58 lakh across seven transactions before realizing they'd been tricked.
Once the scammer stopped responding, they reported it to the Cybercrime Branch.
Police have registered a case under BNS and IT Act, and as Vijay Rana, station house officer, Cybercrime Branch, put it, "A case was registered at the Cybercrime Branch police station on Wednesday, and a probe is underway."