Achi news desk-
Bhanta Dinand, the caretaker of the Buddha Gaya Mahabodhi Temple, has become a victim of a cyber scam. 8.50 lacs was extorted from him. By the time they realized they had been cheated, the fraudsters had withdrawn Rs 3.50 lakh. The victim told the whole story to the police. 5 lakh rupees were subsequently frozen.
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Posing as a fake customs official, the criminals called Banta. Said passport and ATM in your name was received from abroad. Contacted Mumbai Police. Then he took the name of Mumbai Police and brought him to talk to another youth. He spoke to Bhanta in police style and scared him badly.
The thugs asked for Rs 10 lakh from Banta, but then there was talk of giving Rs 8.5 lakh. Without any delay, Banta transferred eight and a half lakh rupees from Axis Bank to the accounts given by the criminals.
I lost my thinking power
The Buddhist monk Dinanand said that the bullies scared me so much that I lost the power to think. After falling for his trap, he cheated 4 lakh from the account once and then 4.50 lakh the second time. He said that a few moments after the transfer of the money, he began to doubt some things of the thugs. I then contacted Bodh Gaya Police. With the help of the police, 5 lakhs were seized, but by then the thugs had spent 3.5 lakhs.
The Buddhist monk gave written information to the Cyber Police Station. Cyber Inspector Sanjay Kumar said the matter was being investigated. A detailed report was requested from the bank.
