Hyderabad: City cybercrime police arrested two persons from Gujarat for defrauding a doctor of Rs 3 crore by falsely implicating her in a money laundering case.
The accused, Harpal Singh and Siyad Aiyub Bhai, allegedly created a fake document in the name of former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud to convince the victim of the fabricated charges. They have been linked to 17 other cyber fraud cases across the country.
According to police, the 54-year-old doctor received a call from an unidentified person claiming to be from the telecom department. She was told her phone would be blocked in two hours due to involvement in money laundering cases in Delhi. Despite denying the accusations, she was directed to join a Skype call with someone posing as an IPS officer.
During the call, the fraudster showed her a forged document purportedly issued by the Chief Justice of India and demanded she prove her innocence. She was instructed to liquidate her fixed deposits and transfer the money for verification, with assurances that it would be returned after probe.
Later, realising she had been duped, the victim filed a complaint, leading to the arrests. However, the police have not been able to recover the stolen amount.
