Tushar Vajantri, posing as a cop, duped a senior of ₹6.29 crore through fake digital arrest threats. He was arrested in Panvel after police traced fixed deposits linked to the fraud.
Anshu Kashid
Pune | June 02, 2025: In a major breakthrough, the Cyber Police have arrested a 28-year-old man, Tushar Harishchandra Vajantri, from Panvel for duping a senior citizen of ₹6.29 crore by falsely threatening him with a “digital arrest” over alleged money laundering charges.
The incident took place on November 9 when Vajantri posed as a police officer and convinced the elderly victim that he was under investigation for black money. Panicked and misled, the senior citizen transferred ₹6.29 crore to the accused’s bank account in an attempt to avoid arrest.
Following the complaint filed at the Shivajinagar Cyber Police Station, police traced the money to fixed deposits worth ₹90 lakh and ₹20 lakh in Vajantri’s name. The account was also linked to a construction firm—Mr. Dhavir Construction from Kokban.
When police reached Kokban to nab the accused and his accomplice, they had already fled. However, acting on a tip-off from local media sources, the police team successfully arrested Vajantri. He is also accused of duping five other individuals using the same fake arrest ploy.
The court has remanded him to police custody for five days. The operation was conducted under the guidance of Senior Police Inspector Swapnali Shinde, along with officers Rajudas Chavan, Mundhe, Konde, Balasaheb Chavan, Janhvi Bhadekar, Sandeep Pawar, Sandeep Yadav, Sachin Shinde, and Satish Mandhare.
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