Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Vrindavan Businessman Allegedly Duped of Rs 30 Lakh in Scam
A businessman in Vrindavan says someone called him pretending to be an ATS officer.
The caller claimed his wife’s phone number was connected to a crime.
The caller demanded Rs 30 lakh.
For three days, the businessman was watched on audio and video calls and told not to talk to anyone.
He says he was afraid and kept the calls secret from family and friends.
He transferred the money on October 1.
His son later suspected that it was a scam and made an online complaint.
Police registered a case on October 3 and said they had put Rs 15 lakh on hold.
Police said they were tracing the people responsible.
Ratan Lal Agarwal said an unknown caller posing as an ATS officer contacted him on WhatsApp on September 28.
The caller allegedly claimed Agarwal’s wife’s phone number was linked to a criminal case and demanded Rs 30 lakh.
Agarwal said he was monitored on audio and video calls for three days and told not to speak to anyone.
He transferred Rs 30 lakh from different bank accounts through RTGS on October 1.
Police received a complaint on October 3, registered a case, and said Rs 15 lakh had been put on hold.
- Who
- Vrindavan-based businessman Ratan Lal Agarwal was allegedly targeted by unidentified fraudsters.
- What
- He allegedly transferred Rs 30 lakh after a caller posing as an ATS officer threatened him with a supposed criminal case.
- When
- The reported call came on September 28; the transfer was made on October 1, and police received the complaint on October 3. The report was dated October 5.
- Where
- Vrindavan and Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The caller allegedly claimed Agarwal’s wife’s mobile number was linked to a criminal case and demanded Rs 30 lakh.
- Amount transferred
- Rs 30 lakh
- Reported first contact
- September 28, via WhatsApp call
- Transfer date and method
- October 1, through RTGS
- Reported period of digital arrest
- Three days
- Complaint and case registration
- October 3
- Amount put on hold
- Rs 15 lakh
- Reported legal provisions
- Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act
