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Time of India
10-07-2025
- Time of India
Retired railway official duped of 20L by cybercrooks
1 2 3 Pune: Cybercrooks duped a 60-year-old resident of Dehu Road of Rs 20 lakh on the pretext of helping him start a pension account. The fraud occurred between July 2 and 3 at Dehu Road. The victim approached the Dehu Road police on July 8 and lodged a complaint. Senior police inspector Vikram Bansode of the Dehu Road police told TOI that the complainant is a retired official from the Central Railways. The process of his pension was ongoing. "According to the complainant, on July 2, he received a call on his mobile messenger app. The caller told him that he was from the pension department and would help him start the pension account," Bansode said. He mentioned that the person instructed the retired man to download a public sector bank's mobile application. "As it was the prominent bank's application, the victim did not suspect anything. He followed the instructions given to him by the person and filled in all his bank details, even adding six beneficiary accounts," he said. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Bansode stated that the elderly man even shared the OTPs with the crooks, as they told him that the OTPs were sent by the pension department. "After that, Rs 20 lakh were siphoned from his bank account and transferred to these beneficiary bank accounts," Bansode said, adding, "There was Rs10 lakh more in the victim's bank account. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You to Read In 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Fortunately, the battery of the victim's cellphone drained, and the crooks lost contact with him. " Bansode said that the victim then informed his son about the pension department's call. When his son discovered that Rs 20 lakh were debited from his father's bank account, he realised it was a fraud and advised him not to respond to them again. "We have registered a case of cheating under the BNS and the relevant sections of the IT Act. Our investigation is ongoing," Bansode said. Pune: Cybercrooks duped a 60-year-old resident of Dehu Road of Rs 20 lakh on the pretext of helping him start a pension account. The fraud occurred between July 2 and 3 at Dehu Road. The victim approached the Dehu Road police on July 8 and lodged a complaint. Senior police inspector Vikram Bansode of the Dehu Road police told TOI that the complainant is a retired official from the Central Railways. The process of his pension was ongoing. "According to the complainant, on July 2, he received a call on his mobile messenger app. The caller told him that he was from the pension department and would help him start the pension account," Bansode said. He mentioned that the person instructed the retired man to download a public sector bank's mobile application. "As it was the prominent bank's application, the victim did not suspect anything. He followed the instructions given to him by the person and filled in all his bank details, even adding six beneficiary accounts," he said. Bansode stated that the elderly man even shared the OTPs with the crooks, as they told him that the OTPs were sent by the pension department. "After that, Rs 20 lakh were siphoned from his bank account and transferred to these beneficiary bank accounts," Bansode said, adding, "There was Rs10 lakh more in the victim's bank account. Fortunately, the battery of the victim's cellphone drained, and the crooks lost contact with him. " Bansode said that the victim then informed his son about the pension department's call. When his son discovered that Rs 20 lakh were debited from his father's bank account, he realised it was a fraud and advised him not to respond to them again. "We have registered a case of cheating under the BNS and the relevant sections of the IT Act. Our investigation is ongoing," Bansode said.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Time of India
Minor found murdered in Dehu Road, cousin injured
1 2 3 Pune: The Dehu Road police are searching for a man who is on the run after stabbing a 16-year-old youth to death and assaulting the victim's 14-year-old cousin. The incident happened late on Wednesday night on an open plot near Sainathnagar. The victim's body was found in a forest area near Thomas Colony in Dehu Road in the early hours of Thursday. "The victim's cousin, who sustained a stab injury to his stomach, is undergoing treatment in a hospital in Dehu Road area," senior police inspector Vikram Bansode of the Dehu Road police told TOI. Bansode said, "Prima facie investigations revealed that the murder was the fallout of a dispute over the victim's relationship with a girl. We have fanned three teams to trace the suspect." The officer said that the victim just passed his SSC examination and was helping his father in their bakery business. "For the last few months, the youth was in a relationship with a girl from the Somatane Phata area. The suspect, who is the girl's friend, was against this relationship. A few months ago, he had heated arguments with the victim over the same issue," the officer said. Bansode said that on Wednesday around 10pm, the youth left home after receiving a call from the suspect. He went to an open plot near Sainathnagar. "The duo entered into a dispute over the girl, following which the victim called his cousin and told him to come there," Bansode said. He said that the victim's cousin told the police that when he reached there, he saw his brother and the suspect having heated arguments. The suspect suddenly stabbed the victim with a knife. When the cousin tried to intervene, the suspect stabbed him too. "The cousin then fled from there and alerted his friends and family members. His friends admitted him to a hospital and alerted the police," he said. Bansode said that the police rushed to the spot but found nothing there. "Our 50 men carried out searches through the night in the forest area and found the victim's body in the early hours of Thursday. He had injuries on his throat and stomach," Bansode said. The police have found a knife and a mobile handset at the spot. "Investigations so far revealed that the suspect hails from Gopalganj district in Bihar. He earlier used to stay at Chikhali and worked in a private company. We will soon arrest him," Bansode said. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
