An 88-year-old doctor from Ambawadi lost ₹8 crore to cyber fraudsters who tricked him with threats, fake video calls, and a forged court order bearing the signature of Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai.
The scammers claimed the doctor’s name had surfaced in the Jet Airways scam involving Naresh Goyal and alleged he held a suspicious bank account in Mumbai. They warned he could face a 40-day custody remand if he failed to comply.
To intensify pressure, they repeatedly called him on WhatsApp, showed fake IDs, and even staged a mock court hearing over video.Under fear, the veteran physician liquidated securities worth ₹11.5 crore and transferred ₹8 crore to accounts specified by the fraudsters between July 30 and August 12. He later realised he had been cheated and approached the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB).
Investigators have reportedly detained two locals whose bank accounts were used by the fraud gang, with one account alone recording transactions of ₹25 crore in a day.This case comes just weeks after a Gandhinagar doctor lost ₹19 crore in a similar “digital arrest” scam, highlighting how fraudsters are deploying sophisticated intimidation tactics to target senior citizens.