Jaipur: Manoj Kumar, the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Rajasthan, reportedly filed a police complaint after cybercriminals stole Rs 90,000 from his bank account.
Remarkably, the MLA only discovered that he had been tricked only on Wednesday when he had his passbook updated at the bank.
After being shocked to see two transactions on August 4 and August 20, he complained to the Jaipur police station in Jyoti Nagar.
Udaipur Singh, ASI, said, “The MLA in his report said that he went to the bank to get his passbook updated. However, after viewing the updated passbook, he was surprised to see two withdrawals from his account without his knowledge. While the first transaction was made on August 4, another transaction was made on August 21, making a total withdrawal of Rs 90,000 from his account.”
Singh claimed he realised he had been tricked when he enquired from the bank about the transactions.
The MLA filed the complaint in the morning.
The police are conducting additional investigations.
According to Singh, an investigation is being conducted to track the benefactor of cybercrime.
Kumar won the 2023 Assembly elections from the Sadulpur seat on the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket, defeating Congress candidate Krishna Poonia by 2,475 votes.
Around four months after winning the election, Nyangli joined Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) along with BSP MLA Jaswant Singh Gurjar from Bari. Both the MLAs left BSP and joined Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in Mumbai.
Lodge complain in the ‘golden hour’
On June 18, the Rajasthan Police’s Cyber Branch launched ‘Operation Anti-Virus’, during which, a Jamtara-like cyber hub in Mewat region was uncovered and several people involved in the crime were arrested.
The Cyber Security Bureau has been stressing the value of reporting cybercrime during the “golden hour,” or as soon as it is discovered or suspected, and with prompt action. The likelihood of freezing the fraud amount in the accused’s bank accounts and digital wallets increases dramatically with immediate reporting. It is recommended that victims report instances as soon as possible by phoning 1930 or by going to the cybercrime.gov.in webpage.
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–IANS
