Ahmedabad doctor loses Rs 1 lakh in cyber fraud, FIR registered after 2 months

Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad police have registered an FIR in connection with a cyberfraud case involving an 83-year-old retired doctor from Anandnagar, who reportedly lost nearly Rs 1 lakh from his bank account without sharing any OTP, password, or banking credentials. The FIR was lodged nearly two months after the incident.

According to the complaint filed on Wednesday, the fraud occurred on January 2, when the doctor attempted a routine transaction through a digital payment application. He received a message indicating that his daily transaction limit had been exceeded, despite having conducted no prior transactions that day. Concerned by the unusual notification, he visited his bank branch a few days later to investigate.

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Bank officials informed him that an online transaction of Rs 99,000 had been carried out from his account during the early hours of Jan 2. The complainant maintained that he neither initiated the transfer nor shared any sensitive banking information with anyone, reports TOI.

Upon discovering the unauthorised transaction, he immediately contacted the national cybercrime helpline to report the matter. However, a formal FIR was registered only after a delay of almost two months.

An offence has been registered under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to theft, along with sections of the Information Technology Act.

The incident highlights the growing threat of cyberfraud, particularly targeting elderly individuals. Earlier reports include a case in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, where a 90-year-old retired Air Force doctor was allegedly duped of approximately Rs 2.5 crore.

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Medical Dialogues had previously reported that a 90-year-old retired Air Force doctor in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, was allegedly duped of approximately Rs 2.5 crore after being kept under “digital arrest” for nearly 25 days by cyber fraudsters. According to the complaint, the doctor received a phone call on January 25 from an individual claiming to be associated with an investigating agency.