Retired principal from Bawa Colony loses ₹1.27 crore to CBI impersonation scam via WhatsApp video call

Summary

A retired principal from Bawa Colony in Muktsar fell victim to a "digital arrest" scam and lost Rs 1.27 crore to conmen posing as CBI officials. On June 22, the woman, Kusum Doomra, received a phone call from an unknown number accusing her of money laundering and circulation of obscene content. During the scam, the callers, who introduced themselves as Vikram Kumar Deshmane and Samadhan Pawar, forced her to join a WhatsApp video call and threatened her with legal action if she contacted anyone. The scammers instructed her to transfer funds to accounts they provided, citing a connection to a money laundering case involving Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal. Between June 23 and 27, she transferred Rs 1,27,00,500 via RTGS. According to Ramanpreet Singh Gill, DSP (Detective), Muktsar, the woman has lost all her life’s savings, and the investigation is ongoing.