Pune: Man cheated of Rs 18.25 lakh by cyber fraudster

A 45-year-old man was cheated of more than Rs 18 lakh by an online fraudster in the city recently. The fraudster stole over Rs 1 lakh from the victim’s bank account through online transactions and took out a personal loan in his name of over Rs 16 lakh without his knowledge, police said.

Sachin Kulkarni lodged the FIR in this case at Kothrud police station.

According to police, Kulkarni was contacted on May 6 by a man claiming to be an employee of a telecom company. The man offered to upgrade Kulkarni’s SIM card for better internet connectivity, police said.