Noida, Nov. 6 -- A 54-year-old Greater Noida resident allegedly lost Rs.6.1 lakh after unidentified people gained access to his mobile phone on the pretext of helping him complete a credit card application, police said on Friday. The suspects made 12 unauthorised transactions from his bank account following a video call with the victim, they added.

The victim, a resident of a society in Haibatpur in Greater Noida West, said in his complaint that on October 31, around 11:17 am, he received a call from an unidentified number offering a credit card. "When I gave my consent, the caller sent me an application on my WhatsApp to fill out. As the application failed to open on my mobile phone, the caller made a video call to help me in the proces...