Mangaluru: Caller posed as banker dupes man of Rs. 1.61 lakhs
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Mangaluru: A man fell victim to a fraudster who impersonated a banker over the phone and tricked him into divulging his OTP (One-Time Password). The fraudster successfully used the OTP to transfer funds from the man's bank account without his knowledge or consent.
On April 13, a person holding a bank account in Haleyangadi received a call from an unknown individual from the mobile number 8895427884. The caller claimed to be a representative of the complainant's bank and informed him that his account was blocked due to the lack of updated KYC information. The caller then sent a message requesting the complainant to call 09046400347 for further details regarding his bank account.
Upon calling the number, the complainant spoke with another unidentified person who asked for the bank details of the complainant's paternal uncle. Subsequently, the person found out the nominee for the uncle's account, to which the complainant stated the name of his aunt as the nominee.
After obtaining the nominee details of the complainant's uncle's bank account, the unknown individual proceeded to extract information about the complainant's aunt and her bank account. Using this information, the individual contacted the aunt and requested her to provide the OTP that she had received.
Upon receiving the OTP, the unidentified individual managed to transfer a sum of Rs. 1,61,353 in multiple transactions to their own account, thereby deceiving both the complainant and his aunt. The incident was reported to the CEN police and is currently under investigation.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
