Rajasthan Police has arrested six people, including three minors, for cheating a 56-year-old woman of Rs 13 lakh and subjecting her to threats and blackmail that led to her death by suicide.Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Additional SP Bhagchand to investigate the case. (Representative image)A 56-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Jhalawar died by suicide after being subjected to sustained harassment and threats by a cyber fraud gang that cheated her of money and threatened to implicate her son in a criminal case.According to the victim’s family, the accused used forged documents and AI-generated videos depicting physical assault to intimidate her. Police have arrested six people, including three minors, from Bihar in connection with the case.Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said the fraudsters initially contacted the woman with an offer to buy old coins, promising her a large sum of money in return.
Believing them, she transferred money to their accounts several times.However, when the promised payment never came, she asked for her money back. Instead of returning it, the accused allegedly threatened her, claiming that the Delhi Police had seized the money.
The threats continued, with the accused using forged documents bearing the woman's identity and her son's name to scare her. They threatened to frame her son in a case and sent her AI-generated videos showing people being beaten up.The accused also made up an accident story and sent her fake hospital bills to extort more money.
The repeated threats and harassment left the woman deeply distressed, police said. After her death by suicide, her family lodged a complaint on November 1.Police formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under Additional SP Bhagchand to investigate the case.Separate teams conducted technical and financial investigations to trace the digital communications, money transfers and people involved.The investigation revealed that the accused operated from Bihar's Saharsa, Madhepura and Khagaria districts.With the help of Bihar Police, six accused were arrested, including three minors who have been sent to a juvenile observation home.The arrested accused were brought to Rajasthan on transit remand and taken into police custody for questioning.Police have recovered mobile phones, computers and other digital devices from the accused.Investigators have traced a money trail of Rs 4 lakh so far, while the woman's family has reported that around Rs 13 lakh was defrauded.Police said efforts were underway to identify and arrest other members of the gang, including those involved in withdrawing the money.The police have also appealed to people, particularly families with elderly members, to remain vigilant against cyber fraud and reminded them that no government agency threatens arrest over phone calls.
They advised people not to panic or respond to such threats and report them immediately.- EndsWith inputs from Firoz Khan