Seeking loan for daughter's wedding, man falls prey to fraud

The Wadala TT police are probing a case of online fraud wherein a fraudster duped a 46-year-old man of Rs 1.10 lakh on the pretext of sanctioning a bank loan.

According to the police, the victim, Ashok Gupta, received a call from an individual who identified himself as Avinash Singh and posed as a bank official offering a loan proposal.

When Gupta said he was in need of a loan for his daughter's wedding, Singh diverted his call to a 'senior' who then asked Gupta about his personal details such as profession, income and residence. Gupta then received a call telling him that a loan of Rs 10 lakh had been sanctioned for him, and that to receive the money in his bank account, he would have to email scans of his documents including debit and Aadhar card.

"Within an hour of sending the documents, the victim received text alerts from his bank that informed him of 11 transactions worth Rs 1.10 lakh," said a police officer. "During our initial probe we found that the money was transferred to Malaysian websites," said another police officer. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act.