Punjab industrialist produced fake arrest warrant and posed as Delhi police to defraud businessman of Rs 1 crore

In Punjab’s Ludhiana, goons defrauded a businessman of Rs 1 crore. Regarding the matter, the police on Sunday said that the fraudsters had defrauded the industrialist of more than Rs 1 crore.

Businessman Rajneesh Ahuja, owner of an auto parts factory, received a WhatsApp call from a person who introduced himself as an official at Delhi airport, an official said.

He told businessman Ahuja that a courier sent by him containing 16 passports and 58 ATM cards was seized at the Delhi International Airport and a person named Sanjay Singh was arrested along with the courier at the airport, the news agency reported.

The police said the caller claimed that Sanjay Singh had confessed that the extortion money of Rs 38 crore received from someone was deposited in Ahuja’s bank account. When Ahuja denied sending any package over the phone, the caller said that his identity document could have been misused to send the package and the case was being handed over to the Delhi Police.

A few minutes later, the victim received a call from another number, the police said, and the caller introduced himself as Delhi Police Officer Sunil Kumar. The caller told Ahuja that a warrant had been issued for his arrest and he would be arrested for sending the courier and receiving the extortion money in his bank account.

One crore rupees cheated out of fake search warrant

A forged arrest warrant was also sent to Ahuja to intimidate and blackmail him, the police said. Fearing legal action, Ahuja first transferred Rs 86 lakh and then another Rs 15 lakh into the bank account provided by the fraudsters.

After this, the victim received another call from a new number, where the caller introduced himself as a CBI officer. Ahuja was told that he had been acquitted and the money would be returned. However, the businessman said he did not get the money back.

Later, the businessman realized that he had been cheated and reported the case to the Internet Police Station. The police have frozen the bank account where the businessman transferred the money. The police said that they are working hard to catch the accused through reports.