Two residents of Kota lose over ₹3 lakh to cyber fraud

Two residents of Kota in Uduipi district have allegedly lost over Rs. 3 lakh to cyber fraudsters.

In a complaint to the police, the 54-year-old victim, who is working in Mumbai, said he received a call on February 8 asking him to pay ₹12 to Mumbai Mahanagar Gas for updating the transfer of ownership of the LPG gas connection. He transferred ₹12 using his debit card. He then said ₹45,000 got deducted from his Union Bank account on February 11, and ₹ 58,900 got deducted from his Bank of Baroda account and ₹97,990 from his Karnataka Bank account on February 12.

In another complaint with Kota police, a 73-year-old victim said that he saw an advertisement for investment on YouTube and transferred ₹17,618 on September 20. He then transferred ₹90,000 on November 28, 2025. Both amounts were transferred from his HDFC bank account in Pune. As he did not get any return for the investment, the victim filed the complaint.

Both the complaints were registered for offences punishable under Sections 66 (c) and 66 (D) of the Information Technology Act.