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However, when the app demanded a payment of Rs 10, he became suspicious, exited the application, and deleted it. Police said the complaint cites 12 transactions carried out over two days from Saturday through multiple Bank of India accounts and a credit card. The total amount siphoned off was Rs 11.5 lakh. The victim reported the incident through the cybercrime helpline 1930 and also lodged a complaint regarding the alleged hacking of his mobile phone.
The fraud began on Saturday when the victim’s brother received a text message stating that their Adani Gas connection would be disconnected that night because the previous month’s meter reading had not been updated, according to a complaint registered with the cybercrime police on Monday.
The complainant told police that after installing the APK, the application sought several permissions, including access to notifications and location. He was asked to contact a person claiming to be an Adani Gas representative. Following the caller’s instructions, he entered consumer details and the customer ID linked to the connection.
Ahmedabad : A city businessman and his family allegedly lost Rs 11.5 lakh after cybercriminals posing as Adani Gas officials tricked them into installing a malicious APK file on a mobile phone. multiple OTP messages began arriving within about 30 minutes Although he disabled the feature. Debit alerts from bank accounts belonging to him and his family members followed shortly afterwards.