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Fraudsters Dupe Retired Teacher Of Over Rs 38 Lakh After Digitally Arresting Him In Gujarat

Maheshbhai Parmar said the fraudsters posing as officials from the TRAI, Mumbai Crime Branch and a Supreme Court judge duped him of Rs 38.7 lakh.

Ahmedabad: In a shocking incident of online fraud, a retired teacher in Gujarat's Ahmedabad was duped of over Rs 38 lakh by fraudsters, who digitally arrested him while posing as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India(TRAI) and IPS officers.

According to officials, Maheshbhai Hiralal Parmar, a retired teacher from Ahmedabad, was defrauded of Rs 38,70,000 in a sophisticated online scam. The incident occurred between September 12 and September 21, 2025, and involved threats and video calls by the fraudsters posing as officials

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