Man Arrested for Defrauding Coimbatore Woman of ₹10 Lakh
A woman named Rithika from Sulur, Coimbatore district, was defrauded of ₹10 lakh by an unknown individual. On November 18, 2024, the accused contacted Rithika, claiming to be an employee of FedEx courier service. He alleged that parcels registered using her identity contained drugs and illegal items. He further insisted that her bank account details needed to be verified and persuaded her to join a Skype video call with Mumbai cybercrime officials.
The accused then transferred ₹10 lakh from her bank account to an unidentified account. Realizing she had been scammed, Rithika filed a complaint with the Coimbatore District Cyber Crime Police Station.
Following the complaint, District Police Superintendent Dr. K. Karthikeyan instructed swift action. Cybercrime investigators identified the accused as Gopi Kumar (42) from Delhi. He was arrested on January 26 and placed in judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused was involved in online scams across Gujarat, Maharashtra, Delhi, Karnataka, and Kerala. His bank account has been frozen. Additionally, items used for the fraud, including laptops, mobile phones, hard disks, pendrives, ATM cards, PAN cards, and bank passbooks, were confiscated.
The District Police Superintendent advised victims to report financial fraud by contacting 1930 or registering complaints on the website www.cybercrime.gov.in. He assured that the cybercrime team would work to recover lost funds.
