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The Bombay High Court has cautioned the general public not to be duped by fraudsters impersonating high court judges and court staff.

A notice was published on the website of the high court stating that such incidents shall be reported to the jurisdictional police stations.

“It is brought to the attention of the High Court Administration that some calls are being made in the name of the Hon’ble Judges of the High Court demanding money. It is also brought to the attention that text messages/links are being sent/shared/circulated involving Judicial Officers working under control of the Bombay High Court. It seems that some unknown persons are making these calls and sending text messages/links portraying fake identity involving names of the Hon’ble Judges of the Bombay High Court and Judicial Officers working under supervision and control of the Bombay High Court,” the notice states.

Furthermore, it stated that Such instances may be reported to jurisdictional police stations. It added that although the High Court Administration is independently initiating action against such miscreants and also taking this matter to law enforcement agencies, as a matter of caution and to avoid any loss to any individual, by this notice everyone is being informed that if any such calls, text messages/links are received.

It stated that the incidents may also be reported to the Nodal Officer Shri Rajendra T Virkar on his email rajvirkar@yahoo.com and/or cell phone No. 9821281445