Gang siphons off Rs 5.16 lakh from bizman’s bank account

Coimbatore: The cybercrime cell of the city police has registered a case against three people, including two women, for allegedly cheating a businessman of Rs 5.16lakh.
In his complaint, P Saravanan of Uppara Street in the city said that Venkat, Shalini and Kaviya had contacted him last December posing as staff of a private finance firm. They told him that they would arrange a Rs 10lakh loan at a low interest rate. Saravanan sent them documents including debit card details and bank account to the WhatsApp numbers of the trio.
Later, the trio asked him to deposit Rs 5.16lakh as processing fee for the loan amount and share a one time password (OTP). Using that, the gang accessed his bank account and transferred Rs 5.16lakh to their accounts. Later, they switched off their mobile phones, the complaint said.
Police booked the trio under sections 120 (b), 419, 468, 471 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code and 66 (D) of the Information Technology Act on Friday.