Cybercrime police arrest Haryana man in ₹1.23 crore FedEx fraud
HYDERABAD: The Cybercrime police of Hyderabad City arrested a 25-year-old man from Haryana in connection with a FedEx parcel fraud case, where a city doctor lost ₹1.23 crore.
The accused, identified as Nikhil Tiwari, son of Kesho Ram, resident of Gurugram and native of Jalandhar, was apprehended in connection with Crime No. 2830/2024. Police said Tiwari was the account holder and operator used to siphon off the victim’s money. He is also facing another case in Maharashtra.
Victim threatened with fake police video calls
On October 29, 2024, a 45-year-old Hyderabad doctor received a call from a mobile number claiming from the Indian Post Office. The caller said a parcel in his name contained police uniforms, ID cards, bank debit cards and ketamine injections.
When the doctor denied ownership, the caller connected him to fake police officials over a conference call. The gang later made video calls in which men posing as senior police officers threatened him with arrest in a drugs case.
Over several days, the fraudsters coerced the victim into transferring ₹1,23,90,510 in multiple RTGS transactions, claiming it was required for “financial verification.”
Fraudsters’ modus operandi
Police explained the method used in such scams:
- Victims are told a suspicious parcel is in their name.
- Callers claim it contains illegal items such as drugs or police uniforms.
- Fake police officers threaten victims with legal action.
- They are coerced into transferring money for “verification” or “bail.”
- Funds are collected through bank accounts controlled by the gang.
In this case, police seized one mobile phone from the accused.
The operation was led by Inspector K Satish Reddy, along with SI P Suresh and constables Mallesh, Govinda Rao, Ch Rajesh Kumar, Ramu and Shiva Shankar. The team worked under the supervision of ACP Cyber Crimes R G Siva Maruthi.
Advisory to public
Police urged people not to entertain calls from unknown numbers claiming to be from government agencies such as CBI, RBI, ED, Customs, Cybercrime police or FedEx.
