Updated On: 19 April, 2024 01:26 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
As per the complaint, the accused allegedly posed as officials of the Mumbai cyber police and contacted the Navi Mumbai man, a resident of Nerul, on WhatsApp, claiming that they had received a complaint of money laundering and drugs against him

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A 47-year-old Navi Mumbai man was allegedly duped of Rs 46 lakh by fraudsters posing as officials from the Mumbai cyber police, who threatened to register a case of money laundering and drugs against him, police said on Friday, reported news agency PTI.
The police on Thursday registered a case under section 420 (cheating) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act against four persons, an official told PTI.