A 40-year-old businessman from Pune’s Wakad area was tricked by some bad people who gave him drugs for 10 days and stole Rs 1.53 crore from his bank accounts. This happened between March 15 and March 25, 2024.
The businessman met these people at a restaurant where they talked about doing business together. After this, they started meeting him regularly and gave him something to drink that had drugs in it. When he wasn’t able to think properly because of the drugs, they took his phone, bank details, and passwords.
The police found that these criminals did 47 wrong money transfers from the businessman’s accounts. They sent money in different amounts, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 15 lakh. Most of these transfers were done late at night when the businessman wasn’t in his senses due to the drugs.
The Wakad Police have filed a case against these criminals. They’re checking what type of drugs were given to the businessman. Doctors who checked him said that he was given strong sleeping medicines that made him very confused and weak.
The police investigation shows that these criminals are part of a big group that does such crimes. They’ve done similar tricks with other people in nearby areas. The police have CCTV videos from the restaurant showing these criminals meeting the businessman many times. Bank officers are helping the police by giving information about where the money went.
The police have frozen the bank accounts where the stolen money was sent. They’ve found three main people who did this crime but haven’t caught them yet. This case shows how criminals are using clever ways to cheat people in big cities. It also teaches us that we should be very careful while meeting new people for business and should never take food or drinks from strangers.
This incident adds to the growing list of Pune crime news that highlights the increasing sophistication of financial fraud schemes in the city.
