Panchkula, April 2 -- An unsuspecting tap on a WhatsApp message regarding a traffic challan turned into a financial nightmare for a Sector 18 resident after Rs.4.11 lakh were unauthorisedly transacted from his account.

The complainant, Brijender Jain, 45, who runs a confectionery shop in Sector 26, told police that on March 22 he received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number containing a fake APK file named "M-Parivahan".

The file, he told police, appeared to be a traffic challan. Believing it to be a genuine, he downloaded and opened the file. An option to pay Rs.1 appeared and he made the payment, he further added.

On March 25, another Rs.1 was automatically deducted from his account. On the same day, around 8 pm, multiple unaut...