Haldwani Retired Govt doctor duped of Rs 10.5 lakh by man posing as treasury officer
Dehradun: A 22-year-old man from Bihar was arrested from Kolkata by the Uttarakhand police’s cybercrime wing for pretending to be a treasury department official and allegedly cheating a Haldwani-based retired government doctor of Rs 10.5 lakh by claiming to resolve his pension issues.
The police seized 16 sim cards, 6 debit cards and two mobile phones from the accused, identified as Abhishek Shaw. According to the complaint filed on October 26, 2022, by the doctor, who is a resident of Nainital district’s Haldwani, it was alleged that an unknown person called him and cheated him of Rs 10.50 lakhs by pretending to be a treasury officer.
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The senior superintendent of police (STF), Ayush Agarwal, said that the investigation was subsequently referred to the cybercrime wing. Speaking to HT, he said, "During the investigation, the investigation officer came to know that the duped money was withdrawn in West Bengal and Bihar through different ATMs. Subsequently, a team was immediately sent there. For 15 days, the team scanned CCTV clips and searched the possible areas. The team also conducted raids in Bihar’s Hajipur, Vaishali and West Bengal’s Kolkata."
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