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DABOLIM: A Dabolim resident has alleged that his driver siphoned off ₹2.4 lakh from his bank account after secretly accessing his GPay application, prompting Vasco police to register a cheating and cyber-fraud case.
According to police, complainant Vinayan K.K., resident of Vidhyanagar Colony, Dabolim, reported that the accused, Shankar Babu Chauhan, who worked as his driver and was staying in his house, allegedly exploited his position of trust between June 30 and the present date. Vinayan stated that Shankar gained access to his mobile phone without permission and fraudulently entered the GPay app linked to his Canara Bank account.
Police said the accused then transferred a total amount of ₹2,40,000 into an IDFC Bank account belonging to Sanket Rajendra Bagade, and subsequently routed the funds to an HDFC Bank account of his friend Mithu Kumar Singh, a watchman at the Althura Premavesta building. Investigators said these transfers were carried out without the complainant’s knowledge, resulting in a direct financial loss.
Based on the complaint, Vasco police registered an offence under Sections 318 and 316(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), read with Section 3(5) of the BNS, along with Section 66-C of the Information Technology Act.
The case is currently being investigated by PI Vaibhav Naik of Vasco Police Station, under the supervision of Mormugao DySP Gurudas Kadam. Police said efforts are underway to trace the flow of the defrauded money and determine the involvement of all individuals linked to the accounts used in the transactions.
