An 81-year-old man who moved to India from Hong Kong was duped of Rs 10 lakh by fake cops who accused him of human trafficking and money laundering. He has lodged a complaint at Santacruz police station. On Dec 9, he got a a WhatsApp video call. The caller, claiming to be a “Delhi CBI officer” threatened the elderly man to pay up to avoid legal trouble, after warning him of ‘house arrest’. The caller told him his phone would be deactivated within two hours. TNN
