New Delhi, July 13 -- Losing his mobile phone turned into a double whammy for an elderly West Bengal farmer, and a National Award recipient. Shailen Chandi was duped of Rs.83,244 in a cyber fraud, in addition to losing his phone.

According to an NDTV report, Chandi knocked on every door over the past three months. From approaching the police, the Cyber Crime Department, to bank authorities, but found no solution.

His mobile phone went missing on March 29, prompting him to immediately file a written complaint at the local police station.

As his bank accounts were linked to the SIM card in the missing phone, he swiftly applied for a replacement SIM. After activating the new SIM, he received SMS alerts showing that Rs.6,000 and Rs.4,000 h...