The CBI has registered a case against unknown persons for offences under IT Act and IPC section relating to cheating a Gujarat resident who was duped of Rs 18,999 from his bank account by a person claiming to be from the PMO Insurance Cell. The agency registered the case following a reference from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The PMO reference to CBI was sent following an online complaint from Umeshchandra Tank who alleged that one Mathew allegedly claimed to be from PMO Insurance Cell and cheated him by fraudulently transferring the money from his bank account.
“Prima facie, this is a case of impersonation wherein the name of PMO has been misused for committing financial fraud,” Assistant Director in PMO PK Issar said in his letter to the CBI.
In his online complaint on PMO public grievance portal, Tank alleged that Mathew asked him to furnish his debit card number and One Time Password for processing his complaint against the insurance company.