Mobile Screen Goes Black For 30 Minutes At Bank in Vastral, ₹75,000 Siphoned From Man’s Accounts
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A petrol pump manager allegedly lost ₹75,000 from two bank accounts after his mobile phone screen suddenly went black for around 30 minutes while he was at an Axis Bank branch in Ahmedabad’s Vastral area. The money was transferred to unknown accounts without his knowledge, following which he approached the cybercrime helpline and police.
Phone Stops Working Inside Bank Branch
The complainant, 36-year-old Yogeshsinh Bhadoriya, lives at Radhegovind Galaxy near Govardhan Bungalows in Nikol and works as a manager at Shri Ram Petrol Pump near Ramol Adani Circle.
On September 19, Bhadoriya visited the Axis Bank branch near Sureliya Estate in Vastral at around 2:15 pm for work related to the petrol pump.
While at the branch, he took his mobile phone out of his trouser pocket when its screen suddenly turned black. He was unable to unlock or operate the device.
The phone started working again after around 30 minutes.
₹75,000 Transferred From Two Accounts
Later, when Bhadoriya tried to transfer ₹4,000 to another person for work, he received a message saying there was insufficient balance in his account.
Suspecting that something was wrong, he checked his bank accounts and found that money had been transferred without his knowledge.
Police said ₹58,000 was transferred from his Axis Bank account in Vastral to an unknown account linked to a PhonePe/Google Pay mobile number.
Another ₹17,000 was transferred from his State Bank of India account in Meghaninagar to an account linked to a UPI ID in the name of Sandeep Vishwakarma.
In total, ₹75,000 was allegedly siphoned from his two accounts.
Cybercrime Complaint Filed
Following the incident, Bhadoriya immediately reported the matter through the cybercrime helpline 1930.
Nikol police have registered a case under cheating provisions and relevant sections of the Information Technology Act.
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged hacking of the mobile phone and the unauthorised transfers to trace those behind the transactions.
