Goa Man Arrested for Rs 1.10 Crore Cyber Fraud Targeting Dwarka Woman
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In a significant cybercrime case, a 24-year-old man has been arrested in Goa for allegedly cheating a woman and her family of Rs 1.10 crore by offering her employment in a fake company. The accused, identified as Kunal Satish Helkar , a resident of Pune, Maharashtra, reportedly posed as a high-profile professional associated with UNESCO India and even installed CCTV cameras in the victim’s residence to monitor them. The victim, a resident of Dwarka, filed a complaint through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal , alleging that Helkar used fabricated job offers, company partnerships, and investment opportunities to defraud her and her family. According to the complaint, the interaction began on a professional social media platform on February 20, 2024 , when Helkar offered her a job as a Digital Associate News Editor with a salary of Rs 45,000 in his company. Modus Operandi: Fake Companies and Job Offers Investigations reveal that Helkar allegedly created multiple entitie...