'Please Take Care of Her,' Says Fraudster after Making Ahmedabad Woman Disrobe on Video Call

Ahmedabad: A 27-year-old woman was allegedly extorted of Rs 5 lakh by a group of unknown individuals who posed as central agencies’ officials. They told the victim that she is under suspicion in a narcotics case, and asked her to join a video call. Thereafter, the accused made the woman remove her clothes to reveal all her birthmarks during the fake digital arrest. The matter came to light when the woman’s neighbour confronted the accused on a phone call. The miscreant confessed to having defrauded the woman, and also asked the neighbour to take care of the girl.The woman alleged that she was threatened by legal charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. An FIR was filed at the Naranpura police Station. Hemali Pandya, the victim, said the incident took place on October 13 when she received a call from a man claiming to be a courier firm employee, reported

What Happened? She alleged that the caller told her that a parcel containing two cell phones, 150 grams of mephedrone, three laptops and 1.5 kg of clothes was sent to Thailand using her name. After which, he asked the victim to contact cybercrime immediately.Soon after the call was cut, the woman received a WhatsApp call. This time, the person claimed to be an officer from Delhi Cybercrime. He told Pandya the same thing that she was being investigated in a narcotics case, and sent a request to join a video call. When she picked up the call, the accused posing as the official was there but his face was not visible. He asked the woman to disrobe but she denied initially. However, Panday did as she was told as she was terrified by the time. She was even compelled to transfer all the money she had in her account, i.e. Rs 4.92 lakh. She told her neighbour about the incident who made a call to the accused. The accused told her, "This woman was made a victim of cyberfraud, so please take care of her."The call ended, and all the contact numbers used by him were switched off. Meanwhile, the Naranpura police have registered a case against unidentified individuals under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The charges include forgery, cheating, extortion, impersonating a public servant, and criminal conspiracy.