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Mumbai Crime: Sextortionists dupe 80-year-old broker of almost Rs 8L; 3 booked
Updated On: 04 April, 2023 05:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Anurag Kamble
Crooks pretended to be doctor, CBI official and YouTube employee, kept demanding larger sums
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The broker’s grandson, on learning about the crime, took him to the Matunga police station. File pic
An 80-year-old real estate broker from Matunga was targeted by individuals who morphed footage of him obtained via a video call and extorted him of Rs 7.97 lakh in total. The Matunga police have booked three unknown persons in connection with the case.
On March 11, the broker received a call from an unknown number. A woman, who identified herself as Dr Mansi Jain, told the broker that she wanted to sell off her clinic in Parel. The broker replied that needed to know the dimensions of the property and other details. Within a few minutes, he received a video call. However, he could only see himself and there was complete darkness at the other end.
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