An AIIMS doctor lost Rs30,000 after his bank account was hacked by suspected Pakistani hackers and mobile numbers in Eastern Uttar Pradesh were recharged through the money, police said on Thursday. The victim, identified as Dr Ajit Kumar, Department of Orthopedics and Physiotherapy, AIIMS have registered an FIR in this regard at the Crime Branch of Delhi Police following which police is investigating the case.
According to police, Kumar’s account was hacked after he clicked on a link provided in a phishing mail and entered his online banking details. According to the victim’s complaint, on December 8 last year he received that email after which his account was hacked and he received text messages about online transactions from his bank. He then contacted his bank to block his ATM and net banking identity details and then approached police. During technical surveillance police learnt that 10 mobile numbers of Eastern Uttar Pradesh regions were recharged with Rs 3000 each from Kumar’s account using a website. All the Internet Protocol addresses from where the transactions were made were found to be in Pakistan, police said.
“We have registered a case and are trying to track those numbers which were recharged using the hacked account to track the gang behind this crime,” said a police official.