MP girl duped of Rs 42,000 by caller from ‘PMO’ who provided assist to carry her daughter from Ukraine

By Express News Service

BHOPAL: Families of Indian college students stranded in Ukraine following an invasion by Russia need to be cautious as there may be the chance of fraudsters targetting them. 

In a case reported on Thursday, a feminine staffer of a authorities hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district lodged a criticism with the native police stating {that a} stranger rang her up, launched himself as calling from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Delhi, and provided his assist to carry her daughter, who’s doing medication in Ukraine, dwelling from the war-torn nation.

The lab technician with the blood financial institution at Vidisha District Hospital, Vaishali Wilson, knowledgeable the Vidisha City Kotwali police that the caller informed her that the federal government is working for the secure return of all Indian college students and requested her to switch Rs 42,000 right into a checking account for urgently arranging the air tickets for bringing her daughter dwelling on a flight sure for India on February 27.

“We promptly transferred Rs 42,000 into the checking account on Wednesday. But neither I nor my daughter obtained any air ticket from Ukraine to India,” Vaishali Wilson stated.

“After repeated phone calls, the caller repaid Rs 5,000. He also assured to return the entire sum soon. But we don’t believe in him. Hence we lodged a police complaint,” she identified.

Importantly, the 2 cellphone numbers from which the federal government hospital staffer obtained the calls on Wednesday are displayed as “Central Government of India” and “Prince Ji PMO CVC” on the Truecaller app.

Vidisha City Kotwali inspector in cost Ashutosh Singh Rajput stated, “we’ve launched a probe into the matter. We’ve additionally approached the financial institution to which the cash was transferred.”

Earlier, when she rang up the Chief Minister’s Helpline in MP looking for the CM’s intervention to assist carry her daughter again from Ukraine, the employees who attended the decision requested her to lodge a criticism with the police in Ukraine.