Acting on a tip-off, when Mumbai police arrived at the Grant Road home of a 75-year-old to protect him from a fake cop scam on July 25, the victim refused them entry, choosing to call the fraudsters instead for advice, officers said, adding that it took much persuasion and coordination between the police and housing society members to turn the tide.
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The impersonators emphasised that they were the real cops and those at his door were imposters. “Despite the team’s repeated urging, he refused to open the door,” said a police officer attached to South Cyber police station.
Failing a breakthrough, the cyber police team in plain clothes then summoned uniformed policemen from the local police station and members of the housing society to gain access to the senior citizen’s residence. The victim finally relented when three members of the society and a team of cops, who brought along another victim of cyber fraud, spelled out the reality for him.
The South Cyber police have booked the unknown accused under relevant sections of BNS, and are trying to identify them through the banking trail.
