News2News.in News: Raipur has registered an FIR in the case of defrauding retired IAS officer BPS Netam of Rs 21 lakh and handed over the investigation to the cyber cell. News2News.in had published prominent news in this regard recently. Cyber Cell and Rajendra Nagar Police have registered the crime after interrogating the retired officer and examining the documents.
The retired officer had lodged a complaint in the police station that some unknown person had ported his mobile number to another mobile company, obtained his personal information and made him a victim of fraud by withdrawing money from the accounts of SBI and Axis Bank. According to the officer, the incident of cheating took place between August 9 and 15.
Frustrated with calls from insurance company, took a new number
According to Mr. Netam, he had taken a policy in Max Life Insurance in his and his wife’s name. According to the officer, he had to complain to the insurance company, for that he asked for the number of the competent officer of the insurance company and was given the number of one Pankaj Tripathi. After this the officer contacted Pankaj and Pankaj told the officer that he would get Rs 28 to 50 lakh from the insurance company.
New policy sent after depositing money through RTGS
According to Mr. Netam, on the pretext of getting Rs 28 to 50 lakh, Pankaj asked the officer to send the amount through RTGS to the account given to him. For this, the officers kept sending money from January 30 to August 1. After depositing the last installment, no amount was received, then the officer again contacted Pankaj, then on behalf of the insurance company, two policies of Max Life Insurance Company worth Rs 5 lakh were sent to the officer. Also sent two more policies of Bajaj Life Insurance.
Disturbed by continuous calls, number switched off
After expressing his inability to pay further money for the policy, he kept getting calls to continue the policy. Frustrated with this, the retired officer switched off his mobile number and took another number. Besides, he got his bank accounts blocked and opened accounts elsewhere. It was only after opening the account that I got information about theft from my account.
