Recently, famous textile industrialist and Chairman of Vardhaman Group, SP Oswal, was defrauded of Rs 7 crore. Cyber crime gang created a fake virtual courtroom by posing as Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers. The gang also gave the order by impersonating Supreme Court Chief Justice DY Chandrachud. The fraudsters, posing as CBI officers, accused Oswal of being involved in a money laundering case involving Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in September last year.
According to a Times of India report, Oswal is also accused of sending parcels to Malaysia with fake passports and debit cards by misusing his Aadhaar card and threatening arrest warrants. Cyber thugs conducted a fake hearing of the Supreme Court through Skype call in which the CJI was hearing the case. However later all this was proved to be a fraud. Oswal had also received a message on WhatsApp pet bearing a fake, stamped Supreme Court order directing him to deposit Rs 7 crore in a secret account.
Prepared fake virtual courtroom
Oswal said, “During the fake Supreme Court hearing on Skype, he introduced the judge as Justice Chandrachud, although I could not see his face. But I could see him talking and hitting the table with a hammer. Written Supreme Court The order was so genuine and stamped that I believed it to be genuine and transferred the amount.” He further said, “I also found some other fake documents of the Supreme Court in which the case was mentioned as ‘Justice Dhananjay Y Chandrachud vs Shri Paul Oswal’.”
Rs 5.25 crore recovered
Oswal contacted the police when a senior member of one of his companies suspected foul play in the matter. Authorities have so far recovered Rs 5.25 crore and returned it to Oswal’s bank account. After registering an FIR in the case on August 31, the police identified an interstate gang in Haj and arrested two persons in Guwahati.
Search for suspects continues
Authorities are searching for seven more suspects. He said that the gang operates in Assam, West Bengal and Delhi. Director General of Punjab Police tweeted on Monday, “Commendable work by Ludhiana Police in catching the interstate cyber fraud gang. Two people have been arrested from Guwahati with the help of Assam Police and seven more people have been named.” According to I4C data, Rs 5.25 crore along with ATM cards and mobile phones is the biggest recovery ever in India.