Hyderabad: Fraudsters posing as law enforcement officials extorted 60 lakh from a 69-year-old retired central govt employee from Miyapur by threatening to arrest him in a fabricated money laundering case. On the victim’s complaint, Cyberabad cyber crime police registered a case and launched a probe.The complainant from Miyapur received a call on March 24 from the fraudsters claiming to be officers of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) in Lucknow. The callers told the victim that a case had been registered against him in connection with a money laundering probe involving 2.55 crore. They also claimed that 11 lakh had been transferred to a bank account opened in his name using his Aadhaar details in Hubli, Karnataka.The victim denied having any such account and told the callers he had never visited Karnataka. The fraudsters then threatened him with arrest and asked him to appear before the ATS in Lucknow. Under fear, the victim transferred 60 lakh between April 2 and 18 to various bank accounts provided by the accused. As the fraudsters continued demanding more money, the victim became suspicious and approached the police on April 24.Based on the complaint, Cyberabad cyber crime police registered a case under relevant sections of the BNS and IT Act.
