Ahmedabad: A software engineer from Gandhinagar filed a complaint with the Cyber Police of the Gandhinagar range on Wednesday, stating that she was cheated of Rs 6 lakh in a digital arrest fraud that took place on Dec 18.
The complainant said that a man posing as an officer of a law enforcing agency called her on Dec 18 and said that her phone number and Aadhar card were misused in hotel and travel bookings. The fake officer told the software engineer that her Aadhar card was used in money laundering and sent a letter showing illegal transactions using her identity details.
The fraudster said that she would face a life-term for financial fraud if she did not share her banking details. The complainant followed the fraudster’s instructions, gave her banking details, and was also made to take a personal loan on her credit card.
She said that the fraudster cheated her of Rs 5.94 lakh. She approached the police and filed a complaint of extortion, cheating, cheating by impersonation, and forgery under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with charges under the Information Technology Act.