Cyber fraudster hacks CISF constable’s phone, siphons off Rs 96,000

Mumbai: A CISF constable has become the latest victim of a cyber fraud after an unidentified fraudster allegedly hacked his mobile phone and siphoned off Rs 95,668 from his bank account, a Mumbai police official said on Wednesday.

Police have registered an FIR and launched an investigation.

The complainant is posted at the CISF office located in the Mahim police colony.

On Saturday, he noticed that his mobile phone was suddenly resetting itself. He also found that all applications installed on the device were being automatically deleted. After some time, the phone restarted and began functioning normally, police said.

He assumed that it was a normal glitch and reinstalled the PhonePe application. When the constable checked the balance in his bank account, he discovered that Rs 95,668 had been debited without his authorisation.

He immediately approached his bank and requested the blocking of his account.

Bank authorities reportedly informed him that his mobile phone appeared to have been compromised and that cyber fraudsters had gained access to his account and transferred money through online transactions.

The constable contacted the cyber helpline and later lodged a complaint with the Mahim police, leading to registration of a case on the charge of cheating and under the Information Technology Act, an official added.