Ghaziabad: A retired sub-inspector with the UP Police was allegedly cheated of almost Rs 3 lakh on the pretext of fixing an error on his birth certificate, which was linked to his pension account.According to the police, the victim has been identified as Veer Singh, a resident of Hapur Road in Ghaziabad.
He had retired in 2019.On June 4, Singh received a call on his mobile phone.
The caller posed as one Ashok Srivastava, who claimed to be an official in the government pension department and asked him for the renewal of his birth certificate.Citing the pandemic situation, the caller offered to resolve the issue over the call and said he would need some details.
Believing in him, Singh provided him with his birth date, address, the birth certificate number and last four digits of his ATM card.
The caller then asked Singh to share the OTP received on his mobile phone, following which, he siphoned off Rs 2.9 lakh from his bank account.Earlier, Singh reported the matter at Modinagar police station but no action was taken.
Later, Dr Iraj Raza, SP (rural) said that an FIR has been lodged under Section 420 (cheating) of the IPC and an investigation is underway.