Fraudsters posed as police officials investigating a money laundering case and tricked a female lawyer to strip during a video call, claiming it was part of an inspection of the body for hidden weapons, injuries, or bullet marks. After extorting Rs 50,000 from the lawyer, she approached the police who registered an FIR.

The lawyer, a resident of Sakinaka, was at a Mall in Powai on September 11 when she received a call from an unknown number. The caller claimed to be from a Government Telecom Authority and accused her of being involved in money laundering through a mobile SIM card registered in her name. They threatened to block her number and stated that an FIR had been filed against her at the Andheri police station. The caller added that they wouldn’t block her phone if she clarified the situation.