THE GOAN NETWORK
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A 59-year-old man from Parra has allegedly lost Rs 2.83 lakh after an unidentified cyber fraudster deceived him and carried out unauthorised transactions from his bank account.
The Anjuna police registered an offence on October 8, based on a First Information Report (FIR) received from the Cyber Crime Police Station.
According to the complaint lodged by Joao Fernandes, a resident of Fondaçwado, Parra, the incident came to light on October 4 at around 7.26 am. An unknown accused allegedly contacted Fernandes and, through deception and intimidation, induced him into circumstances that enabled unauthorised transactions from his bank account.
The accused allegedly withdrew or transferred a total of Rs 2,83,956, causing financial loss to the complainant.
The case was initially registered by the Cyber Crime Police Station under Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
The Anjuna police subsequently registered the offence on October 8.
PSI Amey Naik is investigating the case.
