New Delhi. The number of economic crimes in the country has increased a lot. Along with cyber fraud, incidents of cheating in the name of central agencies have also become common. Incidents of extorting money by posing as fake officers have come to the fore. Now a shocking incident has happened in the country's capital Delhi. A fake ED team reached a posh area of the metropolis to raid. The fake officers also took the victim to a bank to withdraw Rs 5 crore and then absconded with it. The victim has informed the ED about the matter. The central investigation agency was also stunned.
You must have seen the film 'Special 26'. Now a similar case has come to light in Delhi. ED has posted on X and informed about the shocking incident. The central agency said that sensational information was given to the Delhi Zonal Office of ED. The ED office received information on 22 October 2024 at around noon that some people had come to a raid by claiming to be ED officials. The victim said that Ashoka Avenue located in DLF Farms in the Chhatarpur area was told. This information made the ED officers suspicious.
ED's post on X.
Fake officers had also taken him to the bank.
The investigation agency said in its post that the victim gave another shocking information. ED said that the victim said that the team of fake ED officers took him to the Kotak Mahindra Bank branch in Hauz Khas. The person said that the fake officers intended to abscond after withdrawing Rs 5 crore from the bank. Now Delhi Police has registered a case in this matter.
Case filed against 7
The victim told ED and police officials that on the night of 21st October, 7 people came in two cars. They introduced themselves as ED officials and started the raid. The businessman said that three people talked to him while the others were wearing masks. The fake officials asked him why he was continuously withdrawing money from his bank account. Meanwhile, he became suspicious.
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