Delhi businessman claims Rs5m stolen via missed calls

A south Delhi-based businessman has alleged that Rs5 million was siphoned off from his bank accounts by unknown fraudsters who didn't even ask for any One-Time Password (OTP).

An FIR has been lodged with the Delhi Police's IFSO unit.

Though the businessman has claimed that no OTP was shared by him, a top Delhi Police official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told reporters that his cell phone might have been compromised, and they were trying to ascertain whether he clicked on any link which led to compromise of his cell phone.

The police source said that Jamtara-based fraudsters might have been behind this incident.

As per the victim's statement, he received number of missed calls few days ago.

The victim checked his cell phone when he received messages regarding Real-time gross settlement (RTGS) transactions of Rs5 million. Out of this, Rs1.2m were retransferred to a man named Bhaskar Mandal, and Rs460,000 to one called Avijit Giri.

Delhi Police PRO Suman Nalwa said that the matter was brought to their notice and they were looking into it.

Indo-Asian News Service