'Money laundering case of Jet Airways chairman'; scammers keep 26-year-old lady in digital arrest and strip her on video call; duped of Rs 1.7 lakh

MUMBAI: A 26-year-old woman was allegedly duped of Rs 1.7 lakh by a gang of fraudsters after making a digital arrest in the guise of a money laundering case.

The woman, a resident of Borivali East in Mumbai, was stripped naked and robbed of the money. The woman, who works in a pharmaceutical company, was the victim of the fraud on November 19. The gang called the woman by introducing themselves as officials from the Delhi Police. They told the victim that her name was obtained during the investigation of a money laundering case related to Jet Airways founder chairman Naresh Goyal, who is currently in jail. The gang threatened the woman that she would be arrested. Later, the gang called the woman on a video call and informed her that she was under digital arrest.

The fraudsters asked the woman to book a hotel room to continue the interrogation. When the woman took a room at the hotel and checked in, the fraudsters asked her to transfer Rs 1,78,000 to check her bank account details. The gang said body verification was required and the woman was made to strip during the video call. When the woman realised that she had been cheated, she lodged a complaint with the police on the 28th.