Gurgaon: A 65-year-old man was allegedly cheated of Rs 10 lakh by a person posing as an official from the senior citizen cell, govt of India, and luring the victim with promises of high returns on an investment opportunity. The accused has been arrested.Police said an elderly man approached the cyber crime police on Sept 17, 2025, alleging that he received a phone call from a person claiming to be a govt official. “The caller convinced him that the Centre launched a special policy for senior citizens offering attractive returns and persuaded him to transfer money,” a police officer said. The accused was identified as 33-year-old Harivansh, a resident of Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. A team led by cyber crime (south) SHO Naveen Kumar tracked the accused and arrested him from UP on Jan 19.“Harivansh confessed that the cheated amount was transferred to his own bank accounts. He told investigators that he came in contact with cyber fraudsters in Sultanpur who frequently targeted elderly people by posing as govt officials. Influenced by their methods, he decided to carry out the fraud on his own,” the officer added. Police said the victim was made to transfer Rs 5 lakh twice to 2 bank accounts controlled by the accused after being assured of high returns under a fake govt scheme.Harivansh was produced before a local court on Tuesday and sent to judicial custody. Police said further investigation is underway to identify other individuals linked to the fraud network.
