PANAJI
The Cyber Crime Cell of Goa police arrested a Maharashtra youth in connection with a digital arrest fraud that saw a Canacona resident allegedly duped of Rs 42.60 lakh. The 20-year-old accused has been identified as Tejas Narhare. Details shared by Goa police revealed that the fraud occurred from January 30 to February 21, when Narhare and his associates allegedly impersonated officials of the Department of Telecommunications and officers of the Delhi and Mumbai Crime Branch teams, to dupe the complainant. “The accused allegedly told the complainant that his Aadhaar card had been misused for criminal activities involving officials of Jet Airways. He was then subjected to digital arrest and threatened with legal action unless he settled the fabricated case. Under the pressure, the complainant transferred a total of Rs 42,60,094.40 to accounts controlled by the fraudsters,” the police said.
The investigation traced the money trail to Narhare’s bank account in Nanded. Police found that Rs 10 lakh was credited to his account at Layer-2 of the financial trail and was subsequently withdrawn through a self cheque.
