A girl has lodged a complaint with the Commissionerate police Cyber Cell alleging blackmail and harassment by fraudsters, who were providing loans to people through a mobile app.
The fraudsters allegedly blackmailed the girl, who is working with a bank, to provide them Rs 1 lakh in last four months by threatening the latter to make a morphed photo of her viral on social media.
The girl, a resident of Kurang Pradhan under Cuttack Sadar, had availed Rs 5,000 as loan through the app. The fraudsters have been blackmailing and harassing the victim even though she had repaid the loan amount with interest.
As per the complaint, the girl had received several messages in May to avail loans up to Rs 4 lakh from ‘Home Cash’ app. The girl had downloaded the app on her mobile phone by submitting her Aadhaar and PAN details.
Subsequently, the victim had borrowed Rs 5,000 through the app. Two days later, a man made WhatsApp call and asked her to repay the amount. Soon, the victim repaid the money through the UPI link provided by the caller.
Despite this, the fraudsters have been blackmailing the girl for the last four months. They have also illegally accessed the contact details of the victim and started seeking money from her acquaintances, said the complaint.
The cyber criminals allegedly called the girl’s father on August 6 and sought Rs 3,500. They again called that day and asked the victim’s father to pay Rs 20,000, added the complaint.
The police have registered a case in this connection and launched a probe.