Chandigarh: Makhan Majra youth duped of ₹1.49 lakh by cyber fraudsters

Two Chandigarh Residents Lose Over ₹4 Lakh to Mobile App Fraud

Second Victim Reports Loss of ₹2.66 Lakh

Bharatmorningnews.com – A 27-year-old man living in Sector 44 has reportedly been defrauded of ₹2.66 lakh after cybercriminals convinced him to download a harmful APK file. This malicious software compromised his smartphone and allowed unauthorized online transactions to be made from his bank account.

Vinod Kumar, who resides in Sector 44-C, filed an FIR at the Sector 17 cyber crime police station. He reported noticing suspicious activity in his account on July 24. According to his statement, UPI transactions debited ₹98,001 on July 21, another ₹98,001 on July 22, and ₹69,000 on July 23. These deductions totaled ₹2,65,002 that were siphoned off without his permission.

Upon examining his device, Vinod discovered that an application called “Maripivahan APK” had been silently installed on his phone. Believing this APK file had hacked his mobile and facilitated the fraudulent transfers, he immediately visited the cyber crime station to file a formal complaint.

First Victim Loses ₹1.49 Lakh to ReeLoop App

In a separate incident, Abdul Khalid, a 22-year-old Makhan Majra resident, was allegedly cheated out of ₹1,48,886. Cyber fraudsters manipulated him into installing a malicious mobile application that granted them unauthorized access to his bank account, enabling them to drain the funds.

The complaint was registered at the Sector 17 cyber crime police station. Abdul Khalid claimed that on July 21, he received a call from an unidentified individual who persuaded him to install an APK file called “ReeLoop” on his smartphone. Shortly after the installation, he suspected his phone had been compromised. He later discovered two unauthorized transactions totaling ₹49,998 and ₹98,888 respectively, which resulted in his financial loss.

Following the incident, the victim approached the Chandigarh cyber crime police station and requested legal action against the unknown perpetrators. Based on his complaint, authorities registered an FIR on Saturday under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against an unidentified person.

Police officials stated that the accused deceived the complainant through the fraudulent mobile application. Investigators are currently working to identify and trace all individuals connected to this online scam.