MAPUSA
A 70-year-old man from Alto Porvorim was duped of Rs 2.10 lakh on the pretext of updating his KYC details of a bank.
According to Saligao police, the incident took place on April 3 when the accused contacted the complainant, Subhash Joshi, pretending to be an official of the bank.
The accused told Joshi that he wanted to update his bank account details and induced him to open net banking and enable screen sharing facility on his mobile phone.
Thereafter, the accused gained access to the complainant’s phone through the mobile device and transferred a total amount of Rs 2.1 lakh from his bank account.
Acting on the complaint, Saligao police have registered a case against the unknown suspect and further investigation is being conducted by Saligao Police Sub Inspector Dishan Naik.
