Hyderabad : In a distressing incident, cyber fraudsters managed to siphon off Rs. 7 lakh from the bank account of a senior government official employed in the Chief Minister’s office.
The victim, D Sridhar, serves as the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Chief Minister’s Office. His ordeal began when he initiated an online search for customer care contact numbers of a bank. During this search, he came across a phone number that he believed to be associated with the bank. He contacted this number and spoke with an individual who claimed to be a bank executive, assuring him assistance with his issue.
On October 15, to his horror, D Sridhar discovered that Rs. 7 lakh had been debited from his bank account. He promptly reported the cybercrime to the dedicated helpline at 1930. While the authorities were able to halt a transaction of Rs. 3 lakh, the remaining amount had already been successfully transferred by the fraudsters.
Following the official’s complaint, the cybercrime police have initiated an investigation into the matter.
