An administrative officer employed with a private school was cheated of Rs 1,72,000 by unknown persons who hacked his savings bank account as well as his personal mobile number and withdrew money. The victim, Devashish Chandra Tewary faced major trouble as the North district police refused to file FIR. It was only after a week that a case was registered but the accused are still at large as the police are not evincing interest in investigating the case.
The incident took place in the afternoon on February 7 last when the victim found that his mobile phone was not working. After enquiring from the mobile operator it was revealed that someone had allegedly made a fake call and stated to block the number. “After a while my number was activated. I instantly received messages from ING Vysya Bank stating withdrawal of money by four added beneficiaries. The officials at Mukherjee Nagar police station refused to file and FIR and it was only on Thursday night that a case was registered at Model Town police station,” said the victim. The victim also said that the way he was treated by the police officials was unacceptable and despite writing e-mails to the Delhi Police Commissioner and senior officials he did not receive any response.