Google search for courier firm costs ex-Colonel from Chandigarh Rs 12 lakh
A retired Army officer from Chandigarh was allegedly duped of over Rs 12 lakh in a case of cyber fraud.
In a complaint to the police, Col Rajbir Singh Duggal (82), a resident of Victoria Enclave in Sector 50-C, stated that Rs 12,05,000 were transferred from his bank account after his mobile phone was compromised.
On March 9, Duggal had searched online for a contact number of Blue Dart to send a courier to Pune. He made a call on the number found on the Internet, and was asked by an alleged executive to pay Rs 10 online to book a parcel pickup. The complainant initially attempted the payment through his SBI account, but the transaction failed. He then completed the payment through his HDFC credit card.
Later, the caller allegedly sent a WhatsApp message asking him to download an APK file. After installing the file, the victim’s phone was compromised. On March 10, several unauthorised transactions were carried out from his SBI account.
According to the complaint, Rs 5 lakh was transferred to one Ranju Chakraborty, Rs 5 lakh to Kamal Mandal in two transactions, Rs 2 lakh to Soumajit Dutta, and Rs 5,000 to a digital wallet.
A case has been registered at the Cybercrime police station in Sector 17. An investigation has been initiated into it.
