Fake doctor and ‘police commissioner’ threaten arrest, property seizure, and to leak semi-nude video
An unknown caller posed as a doctor, used a recorded video to extort money. Representation pic/iStock
A housekeeper from Goregaon was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.49 lakh and blackmailed with her semi-nude video by cyber fraudsters posing as a doctor and senior police officials, police said.
In the first week of December 2025, the victim received a WhatsApp call from an unknown international number.
The caller, who introduced himself as “Dr Sunny”, claimed to be an Indian doctor working abroad and gradually gained her trust through frequent calls and messages. During a video call, he allegedly coaxed her into removing her clothes above the waist. The call was secretly recorded.
On December 15, the woman was told that the doctor had been arrested at the airport while allegedly travelling to Mumbai with expensive clothes, jewellery and foreign currency. Soon after, another caller posing as a ‘commissioner of police’ demanded money to secure his release.
Terrified, the woman borrowed money and transferred multiple amounts — Rs 21,000, Rs 50,000, Rs 78,000 and more — through Google Pay and bank transfers to accounts provided by the fraudsters. Between December 15 and December 21, she transferred around Rs 2.49 lakh, including Rs 50,000 withdrawn from a fixed deposit.
The threats did not stop there. The callers allegedly warned her that she and her children would be jailed and her property in her native village would be seized if she failed to comply.
The harassment escalated on December 23 when the accused allegedly sent a voice note claiming he was in jail and threatened to make her private video viral if more money was not paid. The fraudsters also shared a screen recording of the semi-nude video from another international number.
The woman initially remained silent before confiding in her employer, who helped her approach the police.
The complainant has submitted screenshots of chats, bank transaction details, voice notes and the obscene video clip. A case has been registered against unknown persons under sections related to cheating, extortion, criminal intimidation, cyber fraud and outraging the modesty of a woman.
Police are tracing the accused using mobile numbers and bank accounts used in the crime. Further investigation is underway.
Dec 15
Day when the fraudsters began extorting the victim
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