Posing as I-T officials, they tried to extort a Mumbai businessman. A silly mistake gave them away

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13 min readMumbaiOct 11, 2026 06:55 AM IST First published on: Oct 11, 2026 at 06:55 AM ISTOn a humid July afternoon, Rajkumar Kandaswami was at his home — a typical, two bed room set up in the Saki Naka neighbourhood of Andheri East.A businessman in his 50s, he runs a company manufacturing medical equipment. He had returned home from his office only an hour ago. His mobile phone rang; it was one of his employees.