Two from Kerala held for cheating retired transport worker

Cyber Crime Wing constabulary person arrested 2 persons from Kerala who allegedly cheated a retired transport idiosyncratic to the tune of ₹48.75 lakh.

Police said 2 strangers successful constabulary uniform, who contacted a retired transport corp worker done video telephone recently, introduced themselves arsenic members of ‘Anti-Terrorism Squad’ (ATS) and told him that helium had sent wealth to the accounts of terrorists.

They told him that if helium could nonstop wealth to a ‘reserve slope account’ referred by them, the ATS would inquire astir the ailment and instrumentality the wealth backmost to him if it was proved that helium had nary transportation with the terrorists.

Believing it, the retired transport idiosyncratic sent ₹48.75 lakh to the relationship mentioned by the strangers. As the wealth was not returned adjacent aft a month, helium tried to interaction them done the telephone fig but successful vain.

Based connected the ailment from the victim, the Cyber Crime Wing constabulary registered the lawsuit and recovered that Rijose, 36, and his subordinate Samnas, 27, some hailing from Waynad, had cheated the retired transport worker.

The duo has been arrested and the probe is on.