After CJI DY Chandrachud noticed the screenshot of a message that went viral on social media on Sunday, the complaint was filed.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Police received a cybercrime complaint from the Supreme Court of India regarding a social media account that purported to be Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and was requesting money for a cab fare.
After CJI Chandrachud noticed the screenshot of a message that went viral on social media on Sunday, the complaint was filed. After that, the cybersecurity division of the Supreme Court acknowledged CJI’s complaint and filed a first information report with the cybercrime division.
What did the scammer’s message say?
In the post, the scammer asked an X user named Kailash Meghwal for ₹500 so that he could take a cab to a Collegium meeting. The scammer used CJI’s name as its handle and his picture as the display image. Additionally, the con artist assured Meghwal that after he appeared before the Supreme Court, he would return the money.
The post’s screenshot indicates that the impostor was “stranded” at Delhi’s Connaught Place (CP).
The scammer said in the message, “Hello, I’m CJI. We have an urgent collegium meeting, and I’m stuck at Cannaught Place. Can you send me 500rs for a cab?”
The fraudster ended the message with “sent from iPad” to give it an even more authentic appearance.
In March of this year, there was another incident where a 42-year-old man was taken into custody for allegedly posing as an inspector from the Delhi Police crime branch and defrauding two people out of ₹4 lakh under the guise of selling expensive cellphones and luxury cars that were auctioned off through Delhi courts at exorbitant prices. The accused, identified by the police as Ayub Khan, was taken into custody after an investigation into a cheating case that was filed at the Subzi Mandi police station in January.
From Khan, the police retrieved a falsified Delhi police identity card.
According to the police, Khan was previously involved in four instances of similar cheating that were reported to the police stations on Parliament Street in Delhi, Kamla Market, Daryaganj, Hari Nagar, and Kamla Market. They said that Khan cheated people and then spent the money at nightclubs in Delhi and Mumbai as well as living a lavish lifestyle.
