Retired government servant loses Rs14 lakh in online fraud, one held

A 24-year-old man was arrested for allegedly performing illegal online transactions of over Rs 14 lakh from two bank accounts of a retired government officer. The accused, Ritesh Kumar, was arrested from Pratap Vihar on Wednesday.

Kumar first stole the identity proof of the victim, Naresh Chandra, hacked his mobile and then got a new SIM card issued on the same name using forged documents.