Key Points
- Shivankita Dixit, Miss India 2017, lost Rs 99,000 to scammers.
- Fraudsters pretended to be CBI officers, accusing her of serious crimes.
- The scam lasted almost two hours, with intense pressure to send money.
- Dixit transferred Rs 99,000, the max limit her bank allowed.
- She and her family filed a cybercrime complaint and online FIR.
Looma News
Shivankita Dixit, the 2017 Femina Miss India winner, was recently targeted by a cyber scam. The scammers, pretending to be officers from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), accused her of being involved in serious crimes like money laundering, human trafficking, and child kidnapping. They claimed her HDFC Bank account was connected to these illegal activities.
The scammers trapped Dixit in a two-hour “digital arrest,” forcing her to join a WhatsApp video call. A man, who said he was from Cyber Police Delhi, appeared on the call in a police uniform. Throughout the call, she spoke with several people, including a woman who claimed she was handling the case because Dixit was a woman. They demanded Rs 2.5 lakh as payment to avoid arrest, but under heavy pressure, Dixit transferred Rs 99,000 ,the maximum her bank allowed.
The fraudsters continued to push her to borrow more money from family or friends. Dixit’s father, Sanjay Dixit, said the family had no idea what was going on, as Shivankita locked herself in her room and cried during the call. When they realized it was a scam, the family quickly filed a complaint with the cyber police and submitted an online FIR. They are now demanding the return of the money and strict legal action against the scammers to prevent anyone else from falling for such schemes.
