Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Oct 29: In a brazen case of cyber fraud, a 56-year-old Bengaluru businessman has been cheated of Rs 1.32 crore by conmen who impersonated law enforcement officials, police sources said.

The victim, who reportedly has been linked in allegations to the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and funding extremist activities, was contacted by the fraudsters claiming to be from the Mumbai Police Enforcement Department.

“They told him that a raid at the residence of a man named Om Abdul Salam had uncovered a Canara Bank debit card in his name and warned that an investigation was ongoing against him for money laundering and sharing obscene videos,” a source said.

The callers instructed him to transfer money to a specified account, assuring that i

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