Team Goemkarponn
Anjuna: Anjuna Police have registered a case of online cheating after a local resident was allegedly duped of ₹2.23 lakh by unknown cyber fraudsters posing as buyers on the OLX platform.
According to police, Crime No. 08/2026 under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, was registered at Anjuna Police Station on February 9, 2026, at around 9 pm. The case was registered on the basis of an FIR forwarded by the Cyber Crime Police Station and a complaint filed by Mr Ryan Correia (25), a resident of Fuldem Vaddo, Nagoa, Bardez.
The complainant stated that on January 25, 2026, at about 2.39 pm, he was contacted by an unknown person through the OLX application after he had advertised a treadmill for sale. The accused, under the pretext of purchasing the treadmill, allegedly induced the complainant to share an OTP received on his mobile phone.
Soon after sharing the OTP, the complainant discovered that an amount of ₹2,23,998 had been fraudulently debited from his bank account. The accused then became untraceable.
Police said the accused acted with dishonest intention and cheated the complainant of the said amount. Further investigation in the case is being carried out by PSI Nitesh Shingadi of Anjuna Police Station.
Police have once again urged citizens to remain vigilant while dealing with online transactions and strictly avoid sharing OTPs or banking details with unknown persons.
