M'luru woman duped of Rs 7.76 lakh to online lottery scam linked to 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'
Mangaluru: A woman in Mangaluru was allegedly defrauded of Rs 7.76 lakh after falling victim to an online lottery scam falsely linked to the popular television quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC).
The incident began on May 23 when the woman came across a Facebook post claiming to be associated with KBC. After clicking on the link and submitting some details, she received a phone call on May 27 from a man identifying himself as "Sanjeev Kumar," who claimed to represent the KBC office in Delhi, as reported by Deccan Herald on Sunday.
The caller informed her that she had won a cash prize of Rs 8 lakh and requested her Aadhaar number, PAN card, and a photograph. She submitted the details via WhatsApp.
Subsequently, the caller demanded payments for registration, TDS, and various processing charges, promising that the amounts would be reimbursed along with the prize money.
Believing the claims, the woman transferred a total of Rs 7.76 lakh in multiple installments through Google Pay between May 27 and July 19, added the report.
After realising she had been duped, the victim lodged a complaint with the Urva Police Station. Authorities have registered a case and launched an investigation into the matter.
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Niqab incident: Nitish Kumar perhaps revealing his true colours, says J-K CM
Srinagar (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday criticised his Bihar counterpart over the niqab incident and said that Nitish Kumar might be slowly revealing his true nature.
"Nitish Kumar, who was once considered a secular leader, may be slowly showing his true colours," Abdullah told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.
Abdullah said Kumar removing the face veil of a Muslim woman doctor was wrong and cannot be justified by any means.
"We have seen this kind of incident here several years ago. Have you forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti removed the burqa of a legitimate voter inside a polling station? That act was wrong, and this act (of Kumar) is also wrong.
"If the (Bihar) chief minister did not want to hand over the order to her (Muslim woman), they could have kept her aside. However, to humiliate her like this is totally wrong," the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said.
Kumar stirred a huge controversy after he removed the face veil of a Muslim woman at a function earlier this week.
