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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Delhi's air quality in 'very poor' category at 386, 'severe' at 16 stations
New Delhi (PTI): The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the "very poor" category on Sunday morning, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 386, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Data from the CPCB's Sameer app revealed that 16 monitoring stations in the city reported air quality in the "severe" category, while the remaining stations recorded "very poor" levels.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 to 100 "satisfactory", 101 to 200 "moderate", 201 to 300 "poor", 301 to 400 "very poor", and 401 to 500 "severe".
The minimum temperature settled at 9.4 degrees Celsius, which is 1.3 degrees above the season's average, while the humidity was recorded at 91 per cent at 8:30 am, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 17 degrees Celsius, with the IMD forecasting a yellow alert for the city due to moderate fog.
