ED has issued a statement on the entire matter.
New Delhi: First, fake ED officers raided Chhatarpur area in South Delhi to recover Rs 5 crore, then something happened that he had to flee leaving his car behind. Giving information about this on Friday, ED said that Delhi Police arrested 7 people for conducting a “fake” raid on a person living in DLF Farm area by posing as an ED officer and trying to extort money from him for 5 crores. registered against the people.
‘On the night of October 21, they arrived in two cars’
The ED issued a statement on Friday saying that it received information on October 22 around noon that ‘some persons, posing as ED officers, were conducting fake searches at the ED at Ashoka Avenue, DLF Farms in Chhatarpur area in South Delhi. They also told him that fake ED officers had taken the victim to the Kotak Bank branch in Hauz Khas to withdraw Rs 5 million from his bank account so that this amount could be withdrawn in the name of the ED raid. Emergencies. The victim told the ED and police officials that on the night of October 21, 7 people arrived at his house in 2 cars and claimed that they were ED officials who had come to conduct a raid.
‘Fake agents spent the night at the victim’s house’
The victim told officers that three people spoke to him, while the others had masks on their faces. ED said the scammers asked the victim why he regularly withdrew cash from his bank account. The agency said they also showed him some checks from his old bank account and the “fake” ED officials threatened to arrest him if he did not give them millions of rupees. According to the agency, the victim told the scammers that the money could only be withdrawn from the bank the next morning, so the fake agents stayed at the victim’s house that night.
‘The accused could not get into the car because the door was closed’
According to the ED, when the thugs took the man to the bank the next day, he “managed” to send a message to his lawyer, who soon arrived at the bank and asked the thugs to show his ID. The ED said: “The fake ED officials suspected they were being trapped and fled before the bank manager could close the door.” ED said that some other goons who were staying at the victim’s house also fled as soon as they heard about the incident at the bank, but they could not take their car as the door of the house was closed.
“Cars parked at home were confiscated”
After this, the agency officials were informed about this and reached the bank with the police. ED said the police registered an FIR, recorded the victim’s statement and also seized the cars parked at her house.
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