- By Avaneesh Kumar
- Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:31 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
- Retired manager lost ₹19 lakh in digital arrest scam.
- Fraudsters linked victim to Pulwama attack, Pakistan money.
- Victim coerced into breaking FDs, transferring funds.
Jagran Correspondent, Lucknow: A retired regional manager of the transport department residing in Lucknow's Rajajipuram fell victim to a week-long digital arrest scam, losing Rs 19 lakh to cyber fraudsters. They threatened to implicate him in the Pulwama terror attack case and falsely claimed that Rs 2.50 crore had been credited to his account from Pakistan.
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SIM Card, Pakistan Links And Pulwama Terror Attack
According to the FIR, the fraudsters contacted the victim, Baikunth Nath Mishra, on September 1. They told him that a SIM card had been purchased in Mumbai using his identity details to open a bank account for money laundering. The callers claimed that Rs 2.50 crore had been credited to the account from Pakistan and that a commission of Rs 25 lakh had been taken.
They further claimed that his name was revealed during the interrogation of a suspect arrested in connection with the Pulwama terror attack. Following these claims, the fraudsters made video calls to him while wearing police uniforms.
Victim Forced To Break FD And Post Office MIS
Posing as the Director General of Police and a CBI officer, they made a video call and asked for a transfer of nine lakh rupees in exchange for cooperation in the investigation.
Mishra broke his fixed deposit and sent Rs 9 lakh to the account. Later, he broke a Post Office Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) of Rs 5 lakh and transferred another Rs 5 lakh to another account.
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FIR Registered
When the fraudsters did not call back, Mishra realised he had been duped. He subsequently filed a complaint with the cyber helpline number 1930. A case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station on September 11, and police are currently investigating the incident.