Surat Man Loses Lakhs in Elaborate Digital Narcotics Scam, One Arrested

SURAT, GUJARAT : Surat Cyber Crime Police have arrested a 26-year-old man, Zahir Murtaza Hussain Aezaz Hussai Saiyed, for his involvement in a sophisticated digital scam. Saiyed, who resides in Raopura, Vadodara, allegedly played a crucial role in a scheme that defrauded victims by threatening them with police action over fake narcotics parcels.

The scam targeted unsuspecting individuals with phone calls claiming to be from the police. The callers would inform the victims that a parcel they sent to Thailand contained narcotics and threatened them with arrest. In one such instance, 55-year-old Sudhip Mishra, a Sales Manager at a Udhna-based company, was targeted.

Mishra was subjected to a 28-hour ordeal through Skype and Telegram calls, where he was introduced to fabricated police personnel like inspectors and DCPs. Through this intimidation tactic, the scammers pressured Mishra into transferring Rs. 9 lakh to a bank account controlled by the cyber frauds.

The investigation revealed that Saiyed provided this IGBI bank account to the scammers in exchange for a Rs. 10,000 commission. His arrest marks a significant development in cracking down on this elaborate digital scam.