Kerala woman loses phone on Mangaluru-bound train, Rs 4L fraudulently transferred from bank account
Mangaluru: A 41-year-old woman from Kannur fell prey to cyber fraud after losing her mobile phone during a train journey, resulting in the fraudulent transfer of nearly Rs 4 lakh from her bank account.
According to police, the complainant was travelling by train from Kannur to Mangaluru Central Railway Station on August 16 when she misplaced her mobile phone, as reported by Deccan Herald on Sunday.
Upon realizing her phone was missing, she immediately contacted Canara Bank customer care and Jio customer service to report the loss.
On August 18, her brother called the missing number, which was answered by a man who introduced himself as Rajesh. He claimed that the phone had been found along the Salem–Coimbatore route and assured that it would be handed over to the Coimbatore Railway Police by 5:30 pm.
Trusting his words, the complainant waited for further updates. However, when she received no follow-up, she filed a missing phone complaint at the Irrity Police Station in Kannur. After obtaining a new mobile phone and SIM card, she checked her Canara Bank account, only to find multiple suspicious transactions between August 16 and 18, totaling Rs 4,09,000.
Upon contacting the helpline (1930) and filing a complaint, further verification of her bank statement revealed that an unknown account had deposited Rs 1 lakh into her account, which was then withdrawn in multiple transactions. In total, around Rs 4 lakh was fraudulently siphoned off from her account, added the report.
Mangaluru South police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.
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RCB beat DC by 9 wickets in IPL
New Delhi (PTI): Royal Challengers Bengaluru continued their impressive run, thrashing Delhi Capitals by nine wickets in their IPL match here on Monday.
Opting to bowl, pace duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3/5) and Josh Hazlewood (4/12) shared seven wickets, while Rasikh Salam Dar (1/21) and Syuash Sharma (1/7) also contributed as RCB bowled out DC for 75 -- lowest score of this season.
For DC, Abishek Porel (30), David Miller (19) and Kyle Jamieson (12) provided some respectability to the total after being reduced to 8 for 6 in 4th over.
In reply, Devdutt Padikkal (34), Jacob Bethell (20) and Virat Kohli (23) completed the chase in 6.3 overs.
Brief Score:
DC: 75 all-out in 16.3 overs (Abishek Porel 30; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/5, Josh Hazlewood 4/12).
RCB: 77 for 1 in 6.3 overs (Devdutt Padikkal 34; Kyle Jamieson 1/42).
