Now, watchman loses Rs 74K to cyber crime

Nikhil Bhardwaj

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Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 1

Adding to the list of cyber crime cases, a city-based man has lost more than Rs 74,000 to cyber criminals. The victim met Police Commissioner RN Dhoke today and urged him to register a case and nab the culprits.

The victim, Rulda Singh, a resident of CRPF Colony Dugri, is a watchman at Child Development Project Officer’s (CDPO) office here. He told Ludhiana Tribune that he had a bank account in the State Bank of India, Shimlapuri. On July 25, he received three messages showing withdrawal of a total of Rs 74,344 from his account. “I received three messages showing withdrawal of Rs 2,100, Rs 32,244 and Rs 40,000 respectively from an ATM located in New Delhi. This happened despite the fact that the ATM card was in my possession and I was in Ludhiana at that time,” Rulda said.

How could someone withdraw money from his account when the ATM card was with him, he asked. He said he had also submitted a complaint to the SBI branch manager to inquire about the persons who withdrew the money from his account.

“So far, the bank has not updated me on the ongoing probe. I want my money back,” said Rulda who was accompanied by Ramesh Srivastav, from NGO Samaj Sewa Society. “When we apprised Dhoke about the fraud, he immediately ordered registration of an FIR against unknown persons at the police station concerned. We want the police to bring the culprits to book as soon as possible, so the lost money can be recovered,” Srivastav  said.