Caller identifies himself as Mumbai Crime Branch officer, dupes Chandigarh woman of `80 lakh

Identifying himself as a Mumbai Crime Branch officer, an unidentified caller duped a 76-year-old Chandigarh woman of Rs 80 lakh, while threatening her with arrest in connection with 24 money laundering cases against her, police said Saturday.

According to police, complainant Preetpal Kaur, a resident of Sector 11, Chandigarh, a retired CRID official, told police that she received a call from an unidentified caller, who stated that he was calling from the Mumbai Crime Branch.

The accused caller told the woman that she would be arrested soon as the mobile number issued against her Aaadhar card had 24 complaints of money laundering registered, police said.