Hyderabad, August 13: A city businessman lost Rs 75 lakh after cyber fraudsters impersonated a person known to him.
The complainant, Rohit Kumar Narendra Kumar Jain, runs Sumit Interior, a plywood business in Rajendranagar.
According to police, Jain was in China when he received a WhatsApp message from an alleged acquaintance.
The fraudster reportedly posed as Prithviraj Kothari, whom Jain knew through his residential community.
The impersonator claimed he urgently needed Rs 75 lakh in Ahmedabad. He also promised to return the money through another person.
Trusting the message, Jain arranged the cash through an associate in Hyderabad. The money was then sent to Ahmedabad through a courier service.
The fraudsters instructed the courier to hand over the cash to a person identified as Babu Bhai.
After collecting the money, the alleged recipients stopped responding. Jain then realised that he had been cheated and approached the police.
A Zero FIR was initially registered in Hyderabad. Police later transferred the case to Kalupur Police Station in Ahmedabad.
Ahmedabad police examined CCTV footage and other evidence to identify the person who collected the cash.
The investigation reportedly led police to Bharat Goswami. Police traced and arrested him in Ahmedabad.
Investigators are now examining Goswami’s role and working to identify other members of the fraud network.
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