Puttur man loses Rs 1.31 crore after fraudsters link him to Pahalgam terror attack
MANGALURU: A person from Puttur taluk lost Rs 1.31 crore after cyber criminals posing as Mumbai Police and Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials trapped him in a ‘digital arrest’ scam.
According to the complaint, the accused contacted the victim through WhatsApp video calls and falsely accused him of transferring money to the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam massacre. They allegedly threatened him with arrest and created fear by claiming that his bank accounts were under investigation.
