Archive · 28 Nov 2025
Pune Man Duped in Cyber Fraud
A young man from Pune was tricked by a scammer who pretended to be a police officer.
The scammer sent a fake video of a police remand and asked the man to pay money through QR codes.
The man ended up losing ₹55,000.
Later, the police caught 13 people involved in similar scams across Maharashtra.
These scams have cheated people out of a lot of money, totaling ₹114 crore.
The police are advising people not to panic if they get such calls and to report them immediately.
A 24-year-old Pune resident was duped of ₹55,000 by a scammer posing as a Mumbai police officer.
The scammer sent a fake police remand video and demanded money via QR codes.
The victim received a call from a number with a police uniform display picture.
The scammer threatened arrest and induced the victim to transfer money into multiple bank accounts.
The police have arrested 13 individuals in a statewide operation against Digital Arrest fraud.
- Who
- A 24-year-old Pune resident and 13 accused across Maharashtra
- What
- Cyber fraud involving fake police remand videos and QR codes
- When
- November 10, 2023 and statewide operation on November 18, 2023
- Where
- Pune and various districts across Maharashtra
- Why
- To extort money by impersonating police officers and threatening arrest
- Victim's Age
- 24 years
- Victim's Location
- Pune
- Amount Duped
- ₹55,000
- Scammer's Claim
- Mumbai police officer
- Modus Operandi
- Fake police remand video and QR codes
- FIR Registered Under
- BNS and IT Act
- Number of Arrests
- 13
- Total Fraud Amount
- ₹114 crore
