Hyderabad: Woman loses Rs 1.2 crore from bank, case booked

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police registered a case after unidentified persons transferred Rs 1.2 crore from Bahrain and Kuwait Bank accounts in the city. A woman had approached the police alleging that her husband, a doctor, passed away recently and maintained an account with the bank. After his death, she went to the bank to […]

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Cybercrime police registered a case after unidentified persons transferred Rs 1.2 crore from Bahrain and Kuwait Bank accounts in the city.

A woman had approached the police alleging that her husband, a doctor, passed away recently and maintained an account with the bank. After his death, she went to the bank to withdraw the money, however, the bank authorities asked her to get a ‘successor’ certificate, the Cybercrime police said.

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Meanwhile, even as the woman was busy getting the certificates, she started receiving messages of cash being debited from the account. She checked with bank officials and later approached the Cybercrime police, who have booked a case and took up investigation.