Cases of online fraud continue unabated in the State capital, Bhopal. In the latest incident, the bank account of the wife of an employee working at the Vallabh Bhavan Secretariat (Ministry) was allegedly drained of approximately Rs 3.30 lakh via the Unified Payments Interface (UPI). Following the victim's complaint, Govindpura Police have registered a case against an unknown accused and initiated an investigation.

 

According to the information, the major fraud targeted the account of Usha Malviya (who works in the private sector), wife of complainant Prasann Malviya, a resident of Rachna Nagar, Gautam Nagar. It is reported that a total of Rs 3,30,000 was transferred out of Usha Malviya's account in multiple small and large installments over the past month. The account holder only became aware of the fraud after checking her bank messages and noticing continuous, large deductions.

 

Cyber Cell complaint and case transfer Prasann Malviya lodged the complaint with the Cyber Cell on December 8. Given the seriousness of the case, the Cyber Cell transferred it to the local police station, Govindpura, where the police registered a case of fraud committed through the UPI medium based on the complaint. Statement from SI Sanjay Shukla SI Sanjay Shukla of the Govindpura Police Station confirmed the matter, stating, “We had registered the complaint and started the investigation.

 

Considering the seriousness of the case, it has now been handed over to the Govindpura Police Station for further detailed investigation and action. We have immediately requested the bank statements of the relevant accounts to determine where and how the money was transferred. Police are currently investigating the case. No arrests have been made, and the accused remains unknown."