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Cyber Fraudsters Pose As IPS Officers To Dupe Etawah Businessman Of Rs 21 Lakh
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News18•05-10-2026, 14:56
Cyber Fraudsters Pose As IPS Officers To Dupe Etawah Businessman Of Rs 21 Lakh
- •A cement businessman in Etawah district was cheated of Rs 21 lakh by cyber criminals posing as CBI and Delhi Police officers.
- •The fraudsters used a WhatsApp profile with the name IPS Balraj Singh and threatened the businessman with a CBI investigation over a fake Rs 7 crore bank transaction.
- •Between August 27 and September 18, the victim transferred Rs 21 lakh into multiple bank accounts under the pressure of closing the fake case.
- •After the scammers threatened to send his son to jail, the businessman filed a complaint with the cyber police station.
- •Etawah SP City Babita Singh confirmed that a case has been registered and a hold of Rs 7 lakh has been placed on the transferred funds.
Key Questions Answered
Fraudsters posing as CBI and IPS officers threatened a cement businessman in Etawah, claiming a suspicious Rs 7 crore transaction was linked to his bank account. They demanded money to close the case and threatened to send his son to jail.
Between August 27 and September 18, the fraudsters made the businessman transfer a total of Rs 21 lakh into multiple bank accounts.
After the victim filed a complaint, the cyber police station registered a case and successfully placed a hold on Rs 7 lakh out of the transferred funds.
