According to the complaint, ₹3.82 lakh were transferred from Kapoor’s account to five fraudulent transactions on 9 February.
Fraudulent transactions around ₹4 lakhs were made using the credit card of Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor.
According to the complaint, ₹3.82 lakh were transferred from Kapoor’s account to five fraudulent transactions on 9 February.
A case was opened at the Amboli police station in Mumbai on Wednesday in accordance with the relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.
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Kapoor learned that money had been withdrawn from his bank account and asked the bank about it. He then lodged a complaint with the police.
The producer told police that no one asked for his credit card information or received a phone call about it. Police suspected that someone had received the data while Kapoor was using the card.
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He has learned that money from Kapoor’s card went to a company account at Gurugram.
The investigation is ongoing.
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