Delhi Man Loses Rs 10 Lakh To Fake Cops Accusing Him Of Involvement In Pulwama Attack

Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 08:21 IST

The incident reportedly occurred in August and the FIR was registered on October 14. The police is investigating the matter and are trying to trace the accused.

A 32-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 10 lakh in cyber fraud. (Representative Image)

A 32-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 10 lakh by unidentified persons posing as officers of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad (ATS), Delhi Police said on Monday. According to reports, the fake UP ATS “digitally arrested" the man after accusing him of involvement in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.

The accused allegedly manipulated the victim, claiming his name had surfaced in terror-related financial transactions.

The accused lives in central Delhi’s Karol Bagh with his family. The incident reportedly occurred in August and the FIR was registered on October 14. The police is investigating the matter and are trying to trace the accused.

According to the FIR, the complainant received multiple calls from four unknown numbers on August 13, who falsely accused him of being involved in the Pulwama attack and claimed that Rs 50 lakh had been credited to a bank account opened in my name in Kashmir.

“They said the account was linked to my ID and mobile number and warned me to maintain secrecy, saying influential people were involved," the FIR stated.

Police said the accused coerced the victim into a video call, during which they appeared in police uniforms with ATS insignia in the background. “They instructed me to switch on my camera, lock my room, and not inform any family member. They interrogated me, obtained my bank details, and connected me to a person claiming to be the ATS chief," the FIR added.

A senior police officer informed that the accused, posing as the UP ATS chief, threatened the victim with arrest under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) if he failed to transfer funds to a supposedly RBI-approved account. “They even sent him a fake RBI letter," the officer said.

Threatened with the warning, the victim transferred Rs 8.9 lakh from one account and the rest via Paytm.

The accused later demanded another Rs 4 lakh for his “bail", but disconnected the call when he refused. Police said the victim filed a complaint through the cybercrime portal, which was later forwarded to the Karol Bagh police station for investigation.

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