Police in Haldwani have registered a case after a total of ₹5.29 lakh was withdrawn from the bank accounts of 2 residents in separate cyber-fraud incidents. Investigators have started examining the transactions and the accounts that received the money.
The victims are Threepani resident Pawan Joshi and Rampur Road resident Mahesh Chandra. Police registered the first information report on 2 November after receiving reports through the cybercrime portal.
How the reported withdrawals took place
Mahesh Chandra told police that he received a text message on the evening of 21 October relating to a traffic challan. The message included a registration number and a link connected with the challan.
He later received additional challan-related messages and one-time passwords at different times on 24, 27 and 30 October. After this sequence of messages, ₹3.65 lakh was withdrawn from his bank account.
Pawan Joshi reported that ₹1.64 lakh was taken from his bank account without his permission on 29 and 30 October. The source material does not specify how the unauthorised withdrawals from his account were carried out.
Together, the 2 reported withdrawals amount to ₹5.29 lakh. The cases concern separate accounts and separate reported incidents involving residents of Haldwani.
Police action
SP City Harbans Singh said the bank accounts into which the money had been transferred were frozen. Police have begun investigating the transactions and the route taken by the funds.
The registration of the case follows the complaints submitted by both victims and the reports generated through the cybercrime portal. The investigation will determine the circumstances of the withdrawals and identify those responsible, if established by the evidence.
Conclusion
Police are investigating the reported unauthorised withdrawals of ₹5.29 lakh from 2 Haldwani residents and have frozen the accounts that received the transferred money.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. How much money was withdrawn in total?
The total reported withdrawal from the 2 bank accounts was ₹5.29 lakh.
Q. How much money was taken from Mahesh Chandra’s account?
₹3.65 lakh was withdrawn from Mahesh Chandra’s bank account.
Q. How much money was taken from Pawan Joshi’s account?
₹1.64 lakh was withdrawn from Pawan Joshi’s bank account without his permission.
Q. When did police register the case?
Police registered the case on 2 November after reports through the cybercrime portal.
Q. What messages did Mahesh Chandra receive?
He received traffic-challan-related messages containing a registration number, a challan link and later one-time passwords.
Q. What action did police take regarding the receiving accounts?
SP City Harbans Singh said the bank accounts that received the transferred money were frozen.
