Ranchi cops refuse to file FIR till you drop names ('PMO' helps)

o far, investigations have revealed that the criminals used four mobile numbers to dupe Minj, namely, 9382967594, 6291661466, 8918536632 and 9223390909.The first caller, using 8918536632, asked Minj to complete certain formalities for his new ATM card. He said he would receive an SMS which he would have to forward to another number. Soon after, Minj received a second call, this time from 6291661466, asking him to send an SMS to 9223390909."Then I received an SMS that Rs 50,000 had been withdrawn from my account. I received another SMS, saying an online purchase of Rs 9,999 had been made through Amazon. I received an OTP after that and at the same time someone called me from 9382967594. He wanted me to reveal the OTP which I refused as I had by then realised I was being cheated. I rushed to the branch but by then, I had lost another Rs 40,000," Minj said.Minj said he had no reason to doubt the callers initially as he had received a call from his branch a week back. "I received a genuine call from my branch. The bank officer asked me to come to the branch with my PAN and Aadhaar cards to update my account," he said. An old-time Ranchi resident, who was a victim of cyber fraud worth Rs 1 lakh, was made to do the rounds of four police stations over two days to file a complaint before the OC of Doranda finally agreed to lodge an FIR on Saturday by going over to his residence once it was known that he was a relative of someone working in the Prime Minister's Office.The ordeal of Oli Minj (53), who is an announcer at Akashvani-Ranchi, began Thursday when he inadvertently divulged information about his SBI account at Tupudana branch to callers who posed as authentic staff.Posing as SBI officials, the callers, using four different mobile numbers, told Minj that the bank was issuing him a new ATM card for which he needed to complete some formalities. They managed to get his UPI (unified payments interface) details and within an hour siphoned off Rs 1 lakh from his account. "Irrespective of my professional and family background, I believe the police should have registered my FIR. First, I visited the cyber police station and met DSP Yasodhara. But she asked me to go to Doranda police station, saying the cyber police station investigated fraud cases worth Rs 2 lakh or more," Minj said.When Minj visited Doranda police station Savitri Devi, a constable who was working as a munshi, refused to accept his FIR. "She did not allow me to meet the officer in-charge (OC), saying he was busy. I informed the cyber police station DSP who chided the policewoman over phone. But when I visited Doranda police station the next day, Savitri remained unhelpful," said Minj, adding that she then cited jurisdiction issues."She told me since my residence is under Jagannathpur police station, Doranda police station would not accept my FIR. But since I had received the phone call when I was in Sukhdeonagar police station area, I should visit either Jaggannathpur or Sukhdeonagar," he said, adding that he did visit the two police stations, but could not register his FIR. Dailyhunthttps://foretagslanns.blogspot.com/2018/12/var-att-kopa-tillbehor-till-en.html