CANACONA
Two imposters, one posing as a Delhi telecom official and the other as a police sub-inspector of Delhi police, have defrauded a woman from Poinguinim to the tune of Rs 2.5 lakh.
According to Canacona police, an unknown accused person called the complainant, Joyce Cardozo of Poinguinim, via a WhatsApp call on October 28, 2024, claiming to be an official from the Delhi telecom department.
The imposter scared the woman by accusing her of being involved in money laundering activities.
To make the accusation foolproof, the accused then referred the call to the second accused, who claimed to be Prakash Kumar, a Police Sub-Inspector of Delhi Police and further threatened the woman. They dishonestly induced the woman to pay an amount of Rs 2.5 lakh, failing which they threatened to arrest her in money laundering activities.
Canacona police have registered the offence under Section 318(4), 319 (2), r/w 3(5) BNS and sec 66-D of ITA 2000 and 2008, and further investigation is carried out under the supervision of Canacona PI Garish Raut Dessai.
