Cyber fraud: Man duped of Rs 54K

A complaint of cheating was lodged with the Isanpura police station after a 50-year-old man was duped and lost money while transferring it online.

The incident took place on October 28 17. The complaint was lodged by Vikash Upadhaya, 50, a resident of Charotar Society in Ghodasar area. He said that he had an account in Axis bank of Vastrapur branch. On Saturday, he got a message on his number from the bank, which showed he had made an online transaction of Rs34,482 from his account.

When Vikash got to know about the incident, he rushed to the bank for information. During this, he got to know that someone had got the password for his online account and had made the transaction without his knowledge.

He lodged a case with the Isanpur police station on Monday and further investigation is on. As per police, someone who knows the victim was responsible for the crime, as it is not possible to withdraw money without the password.

THE COMPLAINANT

The complaint was lodged by Vikash Upadhaya, a resident of Charotar Society.