PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun
A 58-year-old man lost Rs 10.5 lakh from his bank account after being defrauded by a man posing as a bank official. The victim has lodged a complaint at Garhi Cantt police station. According to the complaint, the victim, Sanjeev Kumar Agrawal’s mobile banking application had not been working for nearly 15 days. After contacting customer care, he received a call the next day from a person claiming to be a PNB representative.
The caller contacted him through a WhatsApp call and guided him through certain steps in the name of restoring the mobile banking service. During this process, the accused allegedly froze the account and transferred Rs 10.5 lakh through net banking. The amount was transferred in two RTGS transactions of Rs five lakh each and two additional transfers of Rs 25,000 each. After noticing the fraud, the victim immediately visited the bank and obtained transaction details. He also reported the matter to the cyber crime helpline number 1930 and registered the complaint on the cyber crime portal. Police officials said that this FIR was registered and further action will be taken as per the law.
