Udupi: A man from Ajekar allegedly lost Rs 6.8 lakh to cyberfraudsters after his son downloaded a mParivahan APK file sent through WhatsApp along with a purported traffic violation notice.According to the complaint, he received a WhatsApp message on July 5 from an account named ‘Parivahan’. The message contained a ‘Traffic Violation Notice’ and an APK file. The complainant’s son downloaded the file. Around 9pm the same day, the complainant received a phone call from a person who spoke in Hindi. The caller allegedly mentioned details about his bank account, the money in it and his Google PIN, and asked him to change the PIN immediately, warning that money would otherwise be debited from his account. The complainant acknowledged the caller and disconnected the call.On July 8, the complainant visited the bank. However, at around 9.10pm on July 12, he began receiving messages about money being debited from his bank account. He initially realised that Rs 6 lakh had been withdrawn through fraudulent transactions, following which he called the cybercrime helpline 1930 and lodged a complaint. When he visited the bank on July 13 and checked his account, he found that a total of Rs 6.8 lakh had been transferred to different bank accounts. Based on his complaint, Ajekar police registered a case under Sections 319(2) and 318(4) of the BNS and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.
