लखनऊ साइबर ठगी कांड: 73 साल की महिला से 56 लाख की ठगी करने वाले 3 अन्य आरोपी भी गिरफ्तार, 'अधिवक्ता' लिखी थार से करते थे कलेक्शन

Lucknow News: Three more members of the cyber fraud gang, who cheated a 73 -year -old woman in the capital Lucknow, were arrested by the Lucknow police on Friday. The accused used to threaten the elderly woman on video calls by calling themselves CBI officers and cheated the money by showing fear of being implicated in a false case of money laundering. The gang members used to collect cash money from a Thar car without number plate, on which ‘advocate’ was written so that no one would consider them suspicious. The main accused Sameer Ansari alias Munna Bhaiya is still absconding, in search of which police teams are constantly raiding. Police investigation has so far revealed more than 67 cases, including FIRs from other states.

CBI officer implicated the elderly in this game

Let us tell you that on July 18, 73 -year -old Rita Bhasin, a resident of IT Colony in Aishbagh, received a call from an unknown number. The caller called himself a CBI officer and said that criminal activities are happening from his mobile and Aadhaar. The woman was told that an FIR was lodged against her at Andheri East police station in Mumbai. She was then seated in front of the camera through a WhatsApp video call, where a man appeared in police uniform and threatened that she was caught in money laundering. To escape from jail, he was asked not to talk alone to anyone and transfer money to the bank under the ‘investigation process’.

56 lakhs transferred in the name of Supreme Court

The panicked woman came into the talk of the accused and transferred a total of Rs 56 lakh to the bank accounts mentioned. He was assured that this amount would be returned after investigation. The accused sent fake arrest warrant and court Caesar order assuring that the action was being under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

Three accused arrested, ‘Advocate’ written on vehicle

ADCP Crime reported that a special team was formed to investigate the case, which on Friday arrested 3 accused named Mohammad Zaid, Mohan Kumar Rawat and Chitransh Kunwar. These accused used to go out to collect money from Thar vehicle without number. The vehicle was written ‘Advocate’ so that the police were confused that they are lawyers. His involvement in police interrogation has also been found to be related to 67 other cases.

Accused used to share news with fun, gangster still absconding

Police investigation also revealed that when the news of cheating was printed in the newspapers, the accused used to send their cuttings to the group and enjoy it. This means that this gang was working in an organized manner. The gang mastermind Sameer Ansari alias Munna Bhaiya is currently absconding. His location is being traced and teams are conducting raids for soon.