A case was registered on Tuesday under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, he added.
A 32-year-old man in Nagpur in Maharashtra has lost ₹ 1.81 lakh moments after he shared the OTP for purchasing medicines online over the phone, police said on Tuesday.
The man, a resident of Parate Nagar, had visited a medical shop on Sunday evening to buy some medicines, but couldn`t get them.
"He returned his home and started searching for medicines online when he received a call from an unidentified person who told him that he would deliver the medicines at his house. Presuming him to be a genuine medicine supplier, the victim shared his credit card number and the OTP received on his mobile phone with the caller. Within half an hour, the fraudster withdrew ₹ 1,81,470 from the victim`s bank account," an official said.
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