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KYC scam strikes again: Arlem man loses Rs 2.54 lakh to fraud call

MARGAO
A resident of Arlem-Raia Aleluia Gaonkar has complained that one person allegedly cheated him by posing as representative of Bank of India over the phone.

In his complaint, he alleged that the accused informed him that his bank account will be blocked if he doesn’t update his KYC and convinced him to share the bank account details and OTP received on his mobile phone. “After obtaining OTP from him, the accused person effected multiple withdrawals from the bank account of the complainant and duped the complainant for an amount of Rs 2,54,996,” he stated in his complaint.

Maina-Curtorim Police has registered a case under Section 318(4), 319(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 & sec 66-D of IT Act 2000.


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Citizens demand traffic signals at Aquem Power House junction

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Apr 5, 2025, 12:24 AM IST
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Citizens demand traffic signals at Aquem Power House junction

MARGAOCitizens as well as motorists made a fervent plea to the traffic and PWD authorities to install traffic signals at the Aquem Power House junction to regulate traffic and put a stop to accidents at the circle.In the absence of traffic signals, motorists claim that the circle plays host to traffic snarls from the circle to the Rawanfond bridge almost every day. Motorists have pointed out that the heavy traffic plying on the eastern bypass does not slow down or halt at…

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