Gurgaon: A senior executive of a private bank has filed a police complaint alleging that unknown persons posing as loan recovery agents harassed him and his family with over 200 abusive calls, WhatsApp messages, OTP spam alerts and threats over several days.According to an FIR registered at Cyber Crime East police station in Sector 43, the harassment began after the complainant started receiving repeated calls enquiring about an unknown employee who had allegedly taken a loan.The complainant told police that he informed the callers he had no knowledge of the person or the alleged loan account and requested them not to contact him again. However, the callers allegedly continued contacting several members of his family throughout the day and night.Police said the complainant and his family collectively received more than 200 calls through normal cellular networks and WhatsApp calls. Whenever one number was blocked, calls allegedly started coming from different numbers.In the complaint, the callers were accused of using abusive and obscene language during calls and messages and attempting to intimidate the family. The complainant also alleged that the women members of the family were subjected to vulgar verbal abuse.The FIR stated that “The accused also flooded the family’s phones with OTP and spam messages from platforms such as Zepto, Allen, Licious, EatSure, Physics Wallah and Lenskart in an attempt to mentally harass us.”According to police, the situation escalated after unknown persons allegedly sent photographs of the complainant’s family members and children through WhatsApp and other online platforms, raising concerns over privacy and safety.The complainant further alleged that the callers misused delivery service platforms and third-party numbers linked to Blinkit and Swiggy to bypass blocked numbers and continue contacting the family.An officer said, “Based on the complaint, we have registered an FIR under Sections 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 79 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at Cyber Crime East police station. An investigation into the incident has been initiated.”
