Dehradun, Uttarakhand: In a major breakthrough, the Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) and the State Cyber Crime Unit arrested Himanshu Shivhare (27) from Himachal Pradesh for allegedly defrauding a Dehradun-based businessman of Rs50 lakh in an elaborate cyber scam that took place in December last year.
Shivhare, originally from Morena, Madhya Pradesh, was employed at a paper mill in Himachal at the time of arrest. The cyber fraud investigation began after the 58-year-old businessman filed a complaint stating he had been duped after being contacted by an individual posing as a foreign woman on a social media platform.
According to DSP Ankush Mishra, the accused and his associates built a false narrative involving the “foreign woman” being detained at an Indian airport with expensive gifts. They impersonated customs officers and bank officials, coercing the complainant to transfer funds under the pretext of customs duties, RBI clearance, and airport release charges. The businessman ultimately transferred Rs50 lakh in multiple installments.
Shivhare was identified and tracked through bank transactions and digital footprints, eventually leading to his arrest. One of his co-accused had already been arrested earlier, and efforts are underway to nab the remaining culprits.
