Overview
- The couple reported that scammers posed as officials, invoking money‑laundering laws and threats of arrest to gain compliance starting December 24.
- Fraudsters kept them on continuous phone and video calls, coached answers for bank staff, and directed transfers to eight beneficiary accounts.
- Individual remittances were typically around Rs 2 crore, with the total reaching Rs 14.85 crore as detailed in the complaint.
- The ruse unraveled on January 10 when the victims were sent to a police station on the pretext of an RBI refund, where officers confirmed the fraud.
- Police registered an e‑FIR, began a cybercrime probe, and transferred the case to the Special Cell’s IFSO unit as investigators trace the recipient accounts.