Police impersonation scam: Mangaluru woman loses Rs 50 lakh in shocking police impersonation scam

Mangaluru: A woman was reportedly lost in a recent incident Rs 50 lakh Unpleasant fraudstersposing as law enforcement officers to deceive her.
According to the complaint, on October 11 at 3 pm, she received a call from a person identifying himself as Vinay Kumar, a sub-inspector of Agripath police station, Maharashtra. The caller claimed that a case (Case No. MH1045/1024) had been registered against her for alleged misuse of her mobile number in illegal advertisements and requested her presence at the police station. When she refused, he warned that higher authorities would contact her.
Soon after, she received a call from a person claiming to be Akash Kulhari from the CBI, who again made an alarming allegation. He claimed that an ATM linked to her account was discovered during a raid on Naresh Goyal’s property.
Moreover, he claimed that Rs 2 crore was deposited in her Canara sofa account in Mumbai, which implicated her in a money laundering case involving 20 people. The caller claimed that she would be arrested unless she provided relevant documents to the High Court.
The complainant was then offered an alternative: an ‘online investigation’ if she could not appear in person. Believing this, she provided details of her bank accounts and fixed deposits when asked. Akash then advised her to transfer money to an RBI account to avoid scrutiny and instructed her to send Rs 50 lakh to Shivani Enterprises, the Varachha branch of Bandhan Bank, on October 19. As per his instructions, she completed the transaction and shared the receipt via WhatsApp, with Akash promising a refund within three days.
When she asked for her money to be sent back to the MCC bank account on October 23, Akash refused, claiming that the transfer could only be processed to the original account. He then instructed her to transfer the remaining balance to another account. Realizing that she had been scammed, she immediately approached the police station to file a complaint.