Unidentified person booked for trying to dupe PWD Minister

An unidentified person has been booked for allegedly trying to dupe Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh by trying to make bank officials transfer money from his bank account by posing as a government official.

As per the police complaint filed by Priya Chhabra, Chief Manager, UCO Bank, the branch received a call in which a person claiming to be calling from Himachal Pradesh Secretariat tried to inquire about the bank details of the minister.

The caller also requested the bank for an RTGS transfer of Rs 7,85,521. The Branch Manager, upon becoming suspicious of the caller, proceeded to contact the personal secretary of the minister who clarified that no such call has been made.

Chabbra then approached the police to register a complaint after which the police registered a case under Section 319 (cheating by personation) and 62 (punishment for attempts to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and initiated the investigation.