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Alwar, April 12 -- A case has been registered after a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer in Alwar district was allegedly duped of Rs.12.47 lakh by cyber fraudsters, police said on Saturday.
According to the officials, the fraudsters called the victim, Jagdish Prasad Meena, and told him that his LPG connection details were not updated.
A senior officer from the district's cyber crime unit said, "The victim Jagdish Prasad Meena, a resident of Scheme No 8 under Aravali Vihar police station, was told that his LPG connection details were not updated and he had some amount pending with his distributor. The fraudsters then played the usual trick and withdrew over Rs.12 lakh after obtaining his debit card details."
"Since he is not good at handling mobile apps, Meena handed over the call to his grandson. The fraudster asked him to click on a few links and then asked for his debit card number. They told Meena that some amount was pending with his LPG distributor and he would have to make the payment from my card," the officer added.
Meena said that he went to Jaipur to file a complaint the next day. "Upon returning, I saw a message on my phone which stated that Rs.12.47 lakh had been withdrawn from my bank account in multiple instalments. I inquired with my grandson and he confirmed that the amount had indeed been withdrawn. I then realised that I had been cheated following which I filed a complaint with Cyber Cell and Aravali Vihar police station."
The fraudsters had withdrawn the money from his fixed deposits and deposited it in different bank accounts, the officer said, adding that the cyber unit is investigating the matter and are trying to locate the culprits....
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