72-year-old cardiologist falls victim to cyber fraud, loses Rs 10 lakh

Mumbai: In a recent case of cyber fraud, a 72-year-old cardiologist from Chembur was allegedly cheated of Rs 10 lakh by cyber criminals posing as Mahanagar Gas Limited personnel, a police official said on Friday.   

The victim received a call claiming that he had not paid his gas bill and that supply to his residence would be discontinued, the Chembur police station official said.

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"The caller asked him to download a file to complete the bill payment online. After he downloaded the link, the accused got access to his bank account. They transferred Rs 10 lakh from it to another account," the official said, news agency PTI reported.  

According to the complaint, the doctor received a WhatsApp message on April 8 from a mobile number claiming to be from Mahanagar Gas, stating that his February 2026 gas bill was pending and warning that his gas connection would be disconnected by 9:00 PM if the payment was not made, reports Free Press Journal.  

Shortly after, he started receiving repeated calls from another number. When he informed the caller that he had already paid the bill, the accused insisted that certain updates were required and then sent him a file via WhatsApp.  

Upon checking his bank account, he found that six unauthorised transactions had been made without his consent, reports The Daily.  

Based on his complaint, a case was lodged on Friday under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act, he said.  

Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that in a shocking cyber fraud case in Hadapsar, Pune, a 75-year-old doctor reportedly lost Rs 12.31 crore to online fraudsters who promised high returns through share trading.  

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