AHMEDABAD: A Gujarat businessman allegedly lost ₹ 2.69 crore in an ‘extortion’ trap, a police official said on Thursday.
The victim, who runs a renewable energy firm, received a call on August 8 last year from a woman who identified herself as Rhea Sharma from Morbi, they said.
“He later convinced her to take off her clothes during a video call. He then cut the call abruptly and the victim was asked to pay ₹ 50,000 so that her nude video clip would not be circulated,” the official said.
“A few days later, the victim received a call from a person who claimed to be Inspector Guddu Sharma of Delhi Police. He demanded ₹ 3 lakh as extortion, claiming to be in possession of the video clip,” he added. .
On August 14, another person who introduced himself as an official of the Delhi Police Cyber Cell demanded Rs 80.97 lakh and claimed that the woman had attempted suicide, the official said.
“He paid the money. Then the victim received calls from a fake CBI official who demanded Rs 8.5 lakh to settle the case while the woman’s mother approached the Central Investigation Agency. She 15 “Continued to pay the money till December until the Delhi High Court’s mock judgment. The order to close the matter made it suspicious,” the official said.
He then approached the cybercrime branch police station on January 10 and lodged a complaint against 11 persons claiming that they had embezzled ₹ 2.69 crore.
The FIR was registered under sections 387 (extortion), 170 (impersonation of public servant), 465 (forgery), 420 (cheating) and 120-b (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, the official said. Is.
He added that no one has been arrested in this case yet and the investigation is on.
