Cybercrime police arrest two more for impersonation, cheating trader
Coimbatore cybercrime police have arrested two additional suspects involved in a scam where a trader was extorted for ₹38,000. The perpetrators posed as police officers and threatened the victim with legal action over alleged consumption of illicit content.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing prevalence of cyber-extortion and impersonation scams targeting individuals, emphasizing the need for public awareness regarding digital security.
The cybercrime police in Coimbatore on Thursday arrested two more men in a case wherein a group of five persons duped a trader of ₹38,000 by posing as police officers in May this year.
B. Sabari (25) of Pachchapalayam and K.Vinu (21) of Nehru Nagar west were arrested by a special team. The police are on the lookout for a fifth person.
Sabari’s father C. Binny (51) and their accomplice Kishore Kumar (21) of Saravanampatti had been arrested on July 13.
According to the cybercrime police, the accused contacted a 26-year-old trader hailing from a north Indian State, who runs a shop in the city, by posing as police officers. The accused threatened the trader that a case would be registered against him for watching and sharing pornographic content.
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