CRPF constable duped of Rs 60k in Ajmer dist

Ajmer: A CRPF constable posted in Ajmer was duped of Rs 60,000 in an online fraud. The accused called him impersonating his friend and asked for an OTP, which he revealed to him.

On Saturday Constable Roopesh Kumar lodged a complaint with the Alwar Gate police station stating that he got a call from unknown number and the called identified himself as Arjun Singh, who worked with him previously.

Kumar said in the complaint that his voice was similar to Arjun Singh and after exchanging pleasantries, he demanded immediate financial help and said that he sent a message.

Kumar believed the caller and gave him the OTP that he received. After some time, he got a message that Rs 60,000 had been withdrawn from his account. Kumar called on the same number, but it was out of coverage. Sensing that he had been a victim of online fraud, he went to police station and registered a complaint.

In another incident on Friday, Sanju Rathore of Adarsh Nagar became victim of online fraud and lost Rs 27,000.

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