The victim was threatened with arrest
Police said the complainant, a Worli resident, got a call on Sept 5 from an unknown number. Fearing arrest, the complainant transferred Rs 4.5 lakh on Sept 8 to a bank account provided by the accused and another Rs 4 lakh two days later. He also reported the incident through the 1930 cybercrime helpline.
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Mumbai: A 66-year-old retired I-T department officer was duped of Rs 8.5 lakh after two men posing as NIA officers threatened him with arrest in a fake case involving misuse of his Aadhaar and PAN card details.