Woman calls fake bank customer care number, duped of ₹2.22 lakh in Pune

A 48-year-old woman was allegedly duped of ₹2,22,000 after she called a fake State Bank of India (SBI) customer care number listed on the internet.

The victim, has filed a complaint with Bharti Vidyapeeth police station and a first information report (FIR) was registered under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and under Section 66 (c), (d) of the Information Technology Act, on Sunday.

The complainant stated that she was facing an issue and she also visited the branch for the same. The bank employee asked her to download the app, but still, the issue was not resolved.