A 62-year-old resident of Canacona allegedly lost ₹42.60 lakh after cyber fraudsters posed as officers from the Delhi and Mumbai Crime Branches and accused him of involvement in money laundering.
The Goa Police Cybercrime Cell arrested 20-year-old Tejas Narahare, a resident of Nanded, Maharashtra, in connection with the alleged scam.
According to police, the fraudsters used threats and pressure to convince the victim that he was involved in a money laundering case. They allegedly forced him to transfer money to multiple bank accounts as part of the fraudulent investigation.
Narahare was arrested in Nanded with assistance from the local police. The Cybercrime Cell is continuing its investigation to establish the full extent of the alleged fraud and identify the involvement of other individuals.
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