26-year-old woman duped and harassed, forced to take off clothes during video call in 'digital arrest' scam

Andheri police have registered a shocking case of extortion and harassment in which a 26-year-old woman was forced to undress in a hotel room during a video call by fraudsters posing as Delhi Police officers. . The woman – an employee of a pharma company and a resident of Borivali East – also suffered a loss of Rs 1.78 lakh from the accused, who defrauded her under the guise of a money laundering investigation in the Naresh Goyal case.

According to the FIR registered at 10 pm on 28 November, the incident took place on 19-20 November. The criminals used various mobile numbers to contact the woman while she was at her office in Andheri. They accused him of being involved in a money laundering case. Under the cover of confidentiality, they threatened him with arrest and forced him to book a hotel room for further discussion over video call.

During the call, he demanded verification of the bank account and tricked her into transferring Rs 1.78 lakh. They further exploited her by instructing her to remove her clothes under the pretext of “body verification”. Police are investigating the matter and trying to trace unknown suspects.