In a shocking incident in Prayagraj, cyber goons tried to make former IG and DK Panda, popularly known as ‘Second Radha’, a victim of Rs 381 crore scam. The incident came to light when DK Panda filed an FIR at Dumanganj police station.
The scammer contacted DK Panda through a WhatsApp call and told him that he had made a profit of Rs 381 crore in online transactions. The scammers claimed the money was linked to the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission in the Cyprus city, which trades across the EU. He also revealed that Rahul Gupta, who works at the London Finance Ministry, and Vineet Goyal of the Phoenix Group helped in the deal.
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Required to deposit eight lakh rupees
The scammer told DK Panda that to transfer this huge profit into his bank account, he would have to deposit Rs 8 lakh. If they don’t hand over the money, they’re threatened to implicate them in various ways. Usually, thugs extort money from people through threats, but this time, the ex-inspector noticed and took immediate action.
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October 26 is known as Aarav
According to the FIR filed by DK Panda, on October 26, 2024, at 3:25 pm, a person calling himself Arav Sharma contacted DK Panda through a WhatsApp call. Before the goons could succeed in their plan, former IG DK Panda immediately lodged an FIR with Dhumaganj police station and rescued him from the big scam. The police took immediate action and started an investigation to ascertain the identity of the rioters.