Mumbai home baker borrows money from friends to pay cyber fraudsters fearing arrest in terrorism case , duped of Rs 24 lakh

Fearing arrest in a terrorism-related case, a 57-year-old home baker in Colaba borrowed money from friends and family to pay cyber fraudsters who pretended to be senior crime branch officials. The police reported that the woman was tricked into believing her Aadhaar card had been misused for illegal activities and was pressured to pay Rs 24.41 lakh to resolve the situation.

According to police officials, the complainant received the first call on September 30 from a person identifying himself as Rahul Kumar, claiming to be from FedEx.