In a shocking case of cybercrime, an 82-year-old retiree from Vile Parle , Mumbai , was duped of INR 1.8 crore by fraudsters posing as officials from the Department of Telecommunications, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the Delhi Police. A case has been registered at the Western Regional Cyber Police Station against unknown individuals in connection with the incident.

The complainant, who lives in Vile Parle, received a WhatsApp video call on September 30, 2025, from a person identifying himself as Pawan Kumar, an officer from the Department of Telecommunications in Delhi. The caller claimed that a fake bank account had been opened using the complainant's Aadhaar card, and it was being used for illegal international transactions. This alarming information left the elder

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