Haryana Man Duped Of Rs 90,518 By Auto Driver On Andheri-Bandra Ride

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Last Updated:May 25, 2025, 14:41 IST

As the antheral had near his spectacles, helium asked the operator to marque the outgo via Google Pay. The antheral besides told his password to the car driver.

An FIR has been filed against the operator (Representative image)

A 26-year-old Haryana antheral was scammed retired of Rs 90,518 by an autorickshaw operator who drove him from Andheri to Bandra. The incidental occurred arsenic the nearsighted man, who had near his spectacles successful a restaurant, gave his telephone to the car operator to marque the online transaction.

The antheral reported the fraud to the police, aft which an FIR was filed. The incidental took spot successful the aboriginal hours of April 10 erstwhile the antheral was returning from a restaurant.

According to a study by Midday, the operator demanded Rs 1,500 from the antheral for a thrust from Andheri to Bandra, who agreed to wage aft initially refusing. As the antheral had near his spectacles, helium asked the operator to marque the outgo via Google Pay. The antheral besides told his password to the car driver.

Taking vantage of the situation, helium transferred Rs 90,518 to 1 Mohammed Furkan Shaikh. Shaikh aboriginal transferred the amounts to 3 oregon 4 different accounts for withdrawal.

The adjacent time erstwhile the antheral woke up, helium checked his telephone and recovered retired the operator had transferred Rs 90,518.

The antheral reached the slope and besides filed a complaint. He got to cognize from the slope that his wealth was transferred to aggregate accounts and withdrawn.

The complainant past went to Chandigarh for immoderate enactment and filed a ailment instantly aft coming backmost to Mumbai connected May 22.

“We person confirmed that the wealth was transferred from the complainant’s relationship to Shaikh, who successful crook transferred it to aggregate accounts. We are moving with the slope to get details and are tracing the autorickshaw. CCTV footage on the way is besides being examined. We are taking the assistance of the cyber squad to zero successful connected the accused," Midday quoted a constabulary authoritative arsenic saying.

The authoritative besides informed that an FIR has been lodged and a hunt to nab the car operator is on.

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