Goa Police on Friday arrested Rijas K, a 35-year-old resident of Kozhikode, Kerala, in connection with a high-profile cyber fraud case worth Rs 2.6 crore. The arrest was made by the Cyber Crime police station after a Margao woman filed a complaint about being duped by fraudsters impersonating officials from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
According to SP Rahul Gupta of the Crime Branch, the victim received multiple phone calls and WhatsApp messages from individuals claiming to be senior government officials. Using phone numberand WhatsApp numbers , the accused falsely informed her of a police complaint linked to her Aadhaar number.
The fraudsters even sent a forged Supreme Court order to intimidate her into transferring a total of Rs 2.6 crore into several bank accounts. During the probe, it was discovered that Rs 76 lakh was credited on May 22 into a bank account under the name Rijas K.
A Cyber Crime team, assisted by Kozhikode police, apprehended Rijas K and brought him to Goa. During interrogation, he confessed to being a habitual cyber fraudster involved in at least 11 cybercrime cases across India, with an estimated total fraud value of Rs 22 crore.
Authorities are expanding the investigation to trace his network and identify other victims across the country.
