Chandigarh: The cyber police registered a case against unknown persons for allegedly duping a retired Colonel of Rs 12 lakh by fraudulently transacting from his account. Police trailed the transactions but no arrest has been made in the case so far.In his complaint, retired Colonel Raibir Singh Duggal, a resident of Sector 50, Chandigarh, said he wanted to send a parcel to Pune, for which he ran a Google search for the contact number of a courier company. He called a number he found online and the call was transferred to an online executive who asked him to pay Rs 10 online to book the parcel pick-up through his card. He first attempted to make the payment through his account, but the transaction failed. Thereafter, he made the payment through his credit card, which was successful.He was informed that the parcel would be picked up on March 9, 2026. However, even after reminding them on March 10, 2026, the parcel was not picked up. Every time, the call was diverted to an online process. After that, the person sent him a WhatsApp message from a mobile number and asked him to download an APK file. When he downloaded the said APK file, his mobile phone was compromised. On March 10, 2026, he started receiving several SMS alerts regarding unauthorised transactions from his SBI account. Later, he came to know that a total amount of Rs 12,05,000 had been fraudulently withdrawn from his savings account.He immediately informed SBI Bank about the incident and lodged a complaint at the cyber crime police station. After verifying facts, police registered a case against unknown persons and launched a probe. MSID:: 129588465 413 |
