Delhi Police Arrest Ex-Employee in Rs 40 Lakh Cyber-Extortion Using Spoofed WhatsApp Calls
Investigators used IP forensics to link the internet calls to a Chhattarpur address, prompting an arrest under provisions of the new criminal code.
Overview
- Businessman Manoj Kumar Kashyap reported that threats began on October 10 with a call to his wife, followed by multiple messages to him demanding Rs 40 lakh for his family’s safety.
- After Kashyap filed a complaint on October 26, a Paharganj police team launched a technical probe to track the origin of the spoofed international numbers.
- Analysis of IP data tied to the WhatsApp calls led officers to Chhattarpur, where 32-year-old Ramzan Ali Hashmi was apprehended.
- Police recovered two mobile phones and a laptop, and said Hashmi confessed, noting he had worked at the complainant’s Naraina factory and cited debts and upcoming marriage expenses as motive.
- A case for extortion and criminal intimidation was registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Paharganj police station, and further investigation is underway.