A resident of south Kolkata’s Tollygunge, who fell for a trap laid by fraudsters who sent him a text message saying his electricity connection was about to be disconnected if he did not click on a link to clear his dues, has got back his money.
Police tracked down the swindled amount to the account of a fuel cash-back card.
Dinesh Kumar Yadav, 36, a resident of CIT Road, Scheme IV in northeast Kolkata’s Beleghata was identified by the police as the holder of the cash-back card and was arrested on Thursday.
“The accused used the defrauded money to buy fuel from various service stations at a discounted rate according to the terms and conditions of the card. He is connected with a larger racket that operates from Jamtara. We are looking for his team members,” said an officer at Lalbazar.
Electricity fraud is one of the most reported cybercrimes in the city.
The police said that during the investigation, they found the cash-back card account that had received the stolen money had also received money from multiple accounts in Jamtara.
“During the investigation, it was found that the money had been transferred to a fuel cash-back account named Drive Track Plus. The entire swindled money was immediately blocked and has now been reverted to the bank account of the complainant. It was also found that the cash-back account had more funds that had been received from several bank accounts in Jamtara,” said the officer.
Virus advisory in Bengali
Fever for three or more days, running nose, throat ache, cough, dysentery, vomiting coupled with breathing trouble are some of the symptoms of acute respiratory infection or influenza-like illness among children, the health department said in an advisory issued for parents on Thursday.
Written in Bengali, the advisory states what needs to be done to take care of the infected children at home, the signs of the viral infection and the steps be to followed to stop the spread of the infection.
“We have decided to distribute this advisory among parents across homes through health workers and in hospitals,” Siddhartha Neogi, the director of health services, told The Telegraph.
KINSUK BASU