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Ex-bank employee loses Rs 3.57 cr after imposter threatens him on video call
Public Lokpal
November 28, 2024
Ex-bank employee loses Rs 3.57 cr after imposter threatens him on video call
Ulhasnagar : The victim, resident of Ulhasnagar area, recently received a WhatsApp video call from a person who made him talk to another person claiming to be a policeman.
The imposter threatened the victim and made him transfer a sum of Rs 3.57 crore into different bank accounts, the official from Central police station said.
The FIR did not specify what threats were issued to the victim.
Based on a complaint by the victim, the police on Tuesday registered an FIR against the unidentified fraudster under section 318(4) (cheating) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and provisions of the Information Technology Act, the official said.
PTI
