times News NetworkKanpur: Cyber fraudsters digitally detained a restaurant owner by falsely linking him to the Delhi bomb blast and extorted Rs 4 lakh from him.According to Badshahi Naka police, the fraudsters accused the Generalganj restaurant owner of being connected to the blast and claimed that his Aadhaar card and bank account details were found in the possession of terrorists. They also alleged his bank account was used to finance terrorism.The restaurant owner received the call in July, 2025. According to businessman Vinay Bajoria, on July 16, 2025, he received a WhatsApp call from someone posing as a CBI officer, who said that the accused arrested in the Delhi bomb blast case had used his bank account and Aadhaar card. He was also told that his account had been used to fund terrorism.He was then made to speak with several different people. The fraudsters put him under so-called digital arrest and warned him not to speak to anyone until their investigation was complete. They said they would examine his family’s assets and bank accounts.For so-called verification, they made him transfer Rs 4 lakh from his SBI account located on Canal Road. The next day, the accused demanded another Rs 17 lakh in the name of the investigation, after which he realised he had been scammed.After realising that he had been cheated, the victim filed a complaint on the NCRP portal and with Badshahi Naka police. About seven months later, the police registered a case.The officer in-charge of Badshahi Naka police station said that a case had been registered based on the businessman’s complaint, and action would be taken against the accused with the help of the cyber team.
