The Cyber Cell of Madhya Pradesh police on Saturday registered an FIR against the directors of Paytm for two frauds. In the first category, miscreants contacted the victims posing as bank officials and misled them stating that their ATM card would be blocked, required renewal and in the process obtained their password and later, using the same details, transferred the money in Paytm account. However, Paytm rejected to provide any information regarding the transfer and fraud.
The second category is about transferring money in the name of facilitating loans, jobs and luring the victims of lottery money and other prize money. The victims are guided to the Paytm gateway where unauthorised money transfer was done.
Prime facie suggested that Paytm have the details of all such transactions and details of the accounts and websites but are not providing the information to the Cyber Cell. The main account of Paytm has been freezed and a case under section 9/15, 420, 120 B and 34 of the IPC and 66 D of the IT Act has been registered against the company directors.
Information of complaint against Paytm from Indore, Gwalior and Jabalpur is being collected and it is possible that the more such complaints would be reported after the case is registered.