Cybercriminal poses as former Delhi Police commissioner, dupes 75-year-old man of over Rs 7 lakh

In a case of sextortion, a 75-year-old resident of Vasant Kunj was defrauded of Rs 7.34 lakh by a group of cybercriminals, one of whom posed as former Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana.

The cyber scammers trapped K N Joshi by using the modus operandi of obscene video chat followed by a call for extortion.

Joshi, in his complaint with the Delhi Police, has said that on January 15, he received a message saying “hello” from a woman who introduced herself as Anjali Sharma.

She then asked for a video call and appeared nude, he said in his complaint, adding, “In a few minutes the call was disconnected.”