Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Former Union Secretary Scammed Rs 57 Lakhs
A very important former government official named T Ramasami was tricked by bad people on the internet.
They told him he was in trouble and made him give them a lot of money.
He even had to ask them for permission to go to an award ceremony.
The money was then sent to another country to hide the trail.
The police are now looking into this.
Former Union Ministry of Science and Technology Secretary T Ramasami was scammed of Rs 57 Lakhs.
Fraudsters pretended to be TRAI officials and convinced him that cases were filed against him.
Ramasami transferred his savings to a fake RBI account provided by the fraudsters.
The money was converted to cryptocurrency and sent overseas to destroy any trail.
A case has been registered with the Crime Branch for investigation.
- Who
- T Ramasami, a former Union Ministry of Science and Technology Secretary and recipient of Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri
- What
- Scammed of Rs 57 Lakhs by cyber fraudsters through a digital arrest scheme
- When
- Exact date not specified, but recent
- Where
- India, with money transferred overseas
- Why
- Fraudsters convinced him that cases were filed against him and his personal and financial details were compromised
- Victim
- T Ramasami, former Union Ministry of Science and Technology Secretary
- Amount Lost
- Rs 57 Lakhs
- Fraudsters' Tactics
- Pretended to be TRAI officials, claimed cases were filed against him
- Money Transfer
- Transferred to a fake RBI account, then converted to cryptocurrency and sent overseas
- Investigation
- Case registered with the Crime Branch