Posing as a TRAI official, a cyber fraudster cheated a senior official with the State Finance Department and made away with ₹10.7 lakh from his bank account on Tuesday.
Based on the complaint, the cybercrime police have registered an FIR against the unknown person charging him under 66C (identity theft) and 66D (cheating by impersonation ) under IT Act.
The victim, in his complaint, said on December 5, he received a call on his mobile phone from Mumbai claiming to be a TRAI official stating that he was sending objectionable messages to members of the public.
