Cyber Scam: Rs 21 lakh returned to doctor, Three arrested

Khanna: In a major relief for a doctor targeted in a cyber fraud case, the Khanna police have recovered Rs 21.41 lakh that was fraudulently taken from his bank accounts and returned the entire amount to him, following the arrest of three accused.

The doctor was allegedly duped after the fraudsters assured him they could arrange a Rs 5.5 crore loan under the MSME Innovation Scheme. However, instead of receiving the loan, he ended up losing money to the scam.

The accused have been identified as Meghna Pankaj Gala, a resident of Mumbai; Pushkar, a resident of Dholpur in Rajasthan; and Bhupender Sharma, a resident of Jhalawar in Rajasthan.

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The victim, Dr Gurjeet Singh, a resident of Karamsar Rara Sahib, had approached the cybercrime police claiming that unknown persons had fraudulently siphoned off Rs 21.41 lakh from his bank accounts on the pretext of facilitating a loan or grant of ₹5.5 crore under the MSME Innovation Scheme.

The complaint was registered on January 13 at the cybercrime police station, Khanna, under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act.

Following the complaint, the police launched a detailed technical and financial investigation. As part of a special drive to curb cyber fraud and organised financial crimes, the cybercrime team tracked the money trail and identified the accused.

Speaking to HT, Inspector Vinod Kumar, in-charge of the cybercrime police station, said, "The entire defrauded amount has been successfully traced, recovered and credited back to the complainant’s account."

Amid rising cyber fraud cases, the police have once again urged the public to stay alert against cyber frauds and have advised not to click on unknown links, share OTPs, or provide banking details to strangers.

Medical Dialogues recently reported that a 58-year-old doctor from Pavel allegedly lost Rs 20.95 lakh in a stock market investment scam after being lured with high returns.

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