In Kanpur, a private employee from Barra-5 fell victim to a cyber scam, losing ?8.25 lakh. Cybercriminals posed as CBI officials and accused the victim of using his bank accounts and documents for illegal activities. Claiming to work on behalf of the Finance Ministry, they threatened arrest and coerced him into following their instructions, including liquidating his fixed deposits and selling shares.

The scammers kept the victim under "digital arrest" for five days, falsely assuring him that he was innocent and promising to return the money within two days. Initially relieved, the victim later found their contact numbers unreachable. Realizing he had been defrauded, he immediately contacted the Cyber Crime portal at 1930 and filed a complaint.

Investigations revealed that the stolen funds were transferred to two accounts—one under the name "Satani Ramesh," linked to SBI's Bhaktinagar branch in Rajkot, and another under "Royal Creation," tied to Yes Bank's Hirabaug branch in Surat. Authorities are working to freeze these accounts and recover the stolen amount.

Cybercrime investigator Sunil Kumar Verma confirmed that efforts to apprehend the culprits are in progress. Along with freezing the fraudulent accounts, further evidence is being gathered to strengthen the case. Officials assured that the scammers would be arrested soon.