‘Your son has been arrested by the police. He is being taken to Delhi. If you want to get him released pay ….. amount immediately”. Such calls were received by some people in Nagpur during the last two days. The amount runs into several thousands. The calls are usually made during working hours to the lady in the house. The names of the son or daughter are confirmed and demand is made.
The mother of an engineering student Manas received such a call on Friday. Fortunately, his father was at home and picked up the phone. He immediately contacted his son Manas to confirm his presence in the classroom. Manas was present in the classroom. His father being an ex-serviceman could realise that the call must have been by some fraudster.
The reply on the phone call was being made with small pauses, which led to suspicion. The caller said that Manas is being taken to Delhi for further investigation, which alerted his father.
Manas informed that a similar call was received by his friend’s mother, who is single. Confused by the phone call she immediately rushed to her daughter’s engineering college. She found her daughter safe in the college.
The amount demanded by the caller was Rs 75,000. Manas and his family members were enquiring with The Live Nagpur about the police station where a formal complaint could be lodged. They received the voice call from telephone ‘+92 348 6303090’.