Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Mumbai Professor Duped of ₹10 Lakh in Pension Scam; One Arrested
A retired professor in Mumbai was tricked out of ₹10 lakh.
Someone pretending to be from the pension office called and said his pension needed updating.
The scammer got the professor to share his bank details and then told him what to do at an ATM.
The professor lost money in multiple transactions.
The police caught one person in Haryana related to the crime.
A 59-year-old retired KC College professor was defrauded of ₹10 lakh.
The scammer posed as a government pension officer.
The victim was tricked into revealing banking details to update his pension account.
The fraudster instructed the victim to enter details at an ATM.
One accused, Javed Rana, has been arrested from Haryana.
- Who
- Alok Ramdutt Tripathi, the 59-year-old retired professor, and Javed Rana, the accused.
- What
- A cyber fraud where a retired professor was scammed out of ₹10 lakh.
- When
- The scam occurred on April 11, 2025.
- Where
- Mumbai, specifically near Babulnath Chowpatty, and Haryana (where the accused was arrested).
- Why
- The scammer aimed to steal money by pretending to be a pension officer and tricking the victim into sharing banking information.
Victim's Perspective
Perpetrator's Perspective
Financial Gain
Victim's Perspective
Victim experienced financial loss due to fraud.
Perpetrator's Perspective
Perpetrators aimed to gain financially through deceit.
- Victim
- Alok Ramdutt Tripathi
- Victim's Age
- 59
- Amount Stolen
- ₹10 lakh
- Method
- Pension scam
- Accused Arrested
- Javed Rana
- Accused Location
- Haryana
- Date of Crime
- April 11, 2025
Sources
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