Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Man Arrested for Duping Teacher in Digital Arrest Scam
Imagine someone pretending to be a police officer called a retired teacher.
They told him he was in trouble for things like human trafficking and money laundering, and that he would be arrested.
The person told the teacher to give them money to avoid being arrested.
Scared, the teacher gave the person a lot of money.
But it was all a trick!
The teacher then realized it was a scam and told the real police, who caught the person who did it.
A man was arrested for defrauding a retired teacher in Khammam.
The suspect, D Vijay Kumar, is from Lakkireddipalli village.
Kumar impersonated a police officer, falsely accusing the teacher of involvement in human trafficking and money laundering.
The accused threatened the teacher with arrest by Bangalore police.
Kumar collected Rs. 26 lakh from the teacher before being reported to the police and arrested.
- Who
- D Vijay Kumar was arrested by the Khammam police.
- What
- D Vijay Kumar was arrested for duping a retired teacher of Rs. 26 lakh.
- When
- The arrest happened on Thursday.
- Where
- The arrest took place in Lakkireddipalli village, after the retired teacher reported the scam in Khammam.
- Why
- Kumar allegedly defrauded the teacher by threatening him with a digital arrest in a human trafficking and money laundering case.
- Accused
- D Vijay Kumar
- Victim
- Retired teacher
- Location of Arrest
- Lakkireddipalli village
- Amount Stolen
- Rs. 26 lakh
- Crime
- Digital fraud
- Motive
- Financial gain through deception