Bihar resident held for online fraud in Kullu

Accused allegedly defrauded an ANI resident of ₹10.62 lakh on pretext of updating their ATM card.

A Bihar resident was arrested by a special team of the Kullu police for tricking an Ani resident of ₹10.62 lakh on pretext of updating their ATM card.

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The accused was identified as Chandan Kumar, 20, a resident of Banka district in Bihar. The case was registered at Ani police station on December 30, 2019.

According to police, the accused fraudulently extracted information from the 61-year-old complainant, who is a retired JBT teacher of Ani in Kullu on pretext of updating his ATM card.

Of the said amount, the accused had transferred ₹2,61,440 two of his bank accounts.

Kullu superintendent of police Gaurav Singh said police are conducting probe. He appealed o residents to not to share any bank account-related information with anyone.

“In case of doubt, please inform the police immediately. Fraud can be avoided by prompt information,” he added.