Out to buy air tickets, deputy bank manager ‘duped’ of Rs 1.5 Lac

The caller allegedly told her that he would book a Virgin airlines ticket for her, which had a layover in London airport. The accused had asked Nagkarni to pay half of the amount through online transfer for booking.

“Initially, I was reluctant but when he gave me his account details I got more suspicious. The account belonged to one Amit Singh… I got suspicious and inquired with the caller. He claimed that they didn’t have an official bank account in the name of Sai travels…. He sent me an email containing the air tickets to USA,” the complainant told the police.

The incident came to light on July 10, when the complainant checked on the official website of the airline. She learnt that the tickets weren’t booked in her name. “I checked online and called Vikas, who claimed that the website wasn’t updated. The next day, when I checked with the airline’s helpline, they confirmed that I was duped…” her statement to the police read.

Shivaji Park police have registered a case under Section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code along with section 66 (C) under IT Act.

Senior Inspector Suryakant Gaikwad said, “The fraudsters have used fake identities to dupe the complainant. However, we are trying to trace the two and have asked for their call data records,” he said.