Overview

• The victim, Naresh Malhotra, said callers impersonated ED, CBI and Mumbai Police officials who alleged his Aadhaar was linked to terror financing and ordered him to stay silent.
• He was kept under a month-long digital arrest, permitted only bank visits, and received forged RBI certificates and court-style documents over WhatsApp to validate demands.
• Between August 1 and September 4, he transferred about Rs 23 crore, and on September 14 he was told to deposit Rs 5 crore in the name of the Supreme Court Registrar into a private account in West Bengal.
• Delhi Police’s IFSO unit says the funds were layered through more than 4,000 accounts and withdrawn across the country to evade detection.
• The calls ceased on September 19, when he reported the crime; police say the investigation continues and no arrests have been announced.