KOZHIKODE: A fraud group had tried to trap actress Maala Parvathy. The group contacted the actress saying that her courier has been blocked. While talking to the media, she said that she was able to escape from their hands as she acted intelligently.

The fraud was after saying that they were Mumbai police officers. The actress was put under virtual arrest for an hour. Handed over fake ID card. Maala Parvathy said that she escaped without losing her money as she realized it was a scam immediately.

Her words
She was on shooting location in Madurai. As the shooting was till late night, she woke up only at 10 the next morning. She received a call then. The caller said that her courier has been blocked. The caller introduced himself as Vikram Singh. He said that a package containing illegal goods had gone to Taiwan by misusing her Aadhaar card.

When asked for more information, he told me the number from which the parcel was sent from Mumbai, the number and address of the person who sent it to Taiwan. He said that the package contained five passports, three bank credit cards, a laptop and 200 grams of MDMA. After that, connected the Mumbai Police. They sent the ID card to confirm that it was Mumbai Crime Branch. Made me sit on live and asked me to cooperate.

The communication was through WhatsApp. I talked to many officers then. Then spoke to Prakash Kumar Gundu. He even sent me the ID card as that of Mumbai Crime Branch. They said they have opened accounts in my name in 12 states. However, as he spoke in a very convincing manner, I could not understand that this was not true.

Meanwhile, I quickly checked their ID card on Google. I got suspicious because I didn't see the emblem of Ashoka on the ID card. My manager told me that it was a trap. Handed over the phone to the executive producer of the film. By the time he spoke, they disconnected it. They said that I was under observation for 72 hours.