Lucknow News: A surprising case came to light on Saturday amidst cases of cyber fraud coming in the capital Lucknow, where the fraudsters who called the retired bank cashier named Narendra Mishra as ATS Chief were ‘digital arrest’ by the fraudsters. The accused said that secret documents of the army have been sent to Pakistan from their mobiles and now a case of treason will be played against them. In the name of agreement with the victim, first 10.99 lakhs and then 17.45 lakhs were cheated. The victims could not tell anyone anything because of fear. Later, when he realized the fraud, he lodged an FIR at the cybercrime police station. In this entire case, a case has now been registered under serious sections of IPC and IT Act.
Forgery started with WhatsApp call, ATS Chief made target
63 -year -old Narendra Kumar Mishra, a resident of Vikas Nagar in Lucknow, retired from the Indian Overseas Bank in 2022 as a cashier. He said that on June 28, a call came, in which the caller told himself from the Jammu and Kashmir ATS office and said that his mobile has found evidence of anti-national activities. Shortly after, he received a WhatsApp video call, in which the caller was wearing a police uniform and described himself as ‘Prem Kumar Gautam Ats Chief’. The accused threatened that now a case of treason would be registered against him.
First installment: Taking advantage of fear, transferred 10.99 lakhs
The caller said during the conversation that if they want an agreement in this case, then they will have to transfer some amount in the name of investigation. Fearing, the retired cashier transferred 10,99,536/- from his bank account on 1 July to a trust account of HDFC bank via RTGS. The bank account was named Shri Durga Mata Mandir Trust and all the information including the UTR number was given to the victim.
Second installment: In the case related to the army, even more scared, 17.45 lakhs were cheated again
Even after giving the first amount, when the call did not stop coming, the victim got a call again on July 4. This time it was alleged that confidential photos of the army have been sent to Pakistan from his mobile and they are associated with terrorists. This time the accused asked to transfer 17,45,745. The victim also transferred this amount to an account of Federal Bank, whose account holder was described as “Ramesh Chandra”.
Keep it under complete surveillance, did not even talk to anyone
For these eight days (June 28 to July 4), the fraudsters continued to scare the victim through WhatsApp calls and messages. Even whenever he went to the bank, he was instructed not to talk to a bank employee. Each of his movements, every detail, kept monitoring the fraudster WhatsApp.
Understanding the game of cheating, reached cybercrime police station for FIR
A few days later, when the victim suspected of cheating, he gathered courage and lodged a complaint at Cybercrime Police Station, Gomtinagar, Lucknow. Investigation revealed that both bank accounts were opened with fake documents. At present, the search for the accused is going on. In the FIR, a case has been registered against unknown fraudsters under sections 318 (4), 319 (2), 351 (4) and section 66D of the IT Act.
The entire amount of pension went, the victims are in shock
Narendra Mishra said that this amount was related to his pension and retirement savings, which he had saved for his future. They are mentally broken by this incident and now they expect justice.
