Retired officer in Ujjain was trapped in ' digital arrest ' and duped to the tune of Rs 2.55 crore by threatening to implicate him in porn video and money laundering case.
Madhav Nagar police have registered a case and started searching for the accused.
Ravindra Kulkarni, a retired officer from Hindustan Copper Limited, lives in Mangal Colony of the city and in his complaint with Madhav Nagar police station, he said that on September 10, he received a call on his mobile and was told that a case of porn video has been registered against him in Tilak Nagar police station of Mumbai.
Kulkarni got upset with this and before he could mention it to anyone, he received another video call. The caller said, I am SI Hemraj Koli from Andheri police station of Mumbai. Your name has appeared in porn videos along with money laundering. You can be jailed for 3 years and fined up to Rs 5 lakh.
