Mumbai Cyber Fraud: 71-Year-Old Doctor And Wife Duped Of ₹95,000 In Army Camp Medical Scam; Case Registered
A senior doctor and his wife residing in Mumbai’s Gamdevi area fell victim to an online scam involving a fraudster impersonating an Army officer. The 71-year-old complainant, Dr. Jitesh Natwarlal Mehta, reported that he and his 67-year-old wife, also a doctor, were duped of ₹95,000 through a fraudulent digital payment scheme.
Police investigating after a senior doctor and his wife were scammed ₹95,000 by a fraudster impersonating an Army officer in Mumbai | Representative image
Mumbai: A senior doctor and his wife residing in Mumbai’s Gamdevi area fell victim to an online scam involving a fraudster impersonating an Army officer. The 71-year-old complainant, Dr. Jitesh Natwarlal Mehta, reported that he and his 67-year-old wife, also a doctor, were duped of ₹95,000 through a fraudulent digital payment scheme. The FIR have been registered against unknown person under Sections 66(C), 66(D) of IT Act and section 318(4) of BNS.
According to the complaint filed at the local police station, Dr. Mehta received a call around 2:00 PM on June 4, claiming to be from the Army Office, Colaba Camp. The caller inquired about conducting medical check-ups for 95 army doctors and asked for the charges per person. Dr. Mehta quoted ₹500 per medical, and shortly after, received a video call on WhatsApp, where the person appeared dressed in army uniform.
The fraudster claimed he would transfer the payment via PhonePe or Google Pay, and upon learning that Dr. Mehta did not use these apps, asked him to use his wife's account linked to mobile number 9869477685. The victim was then guided to open the PhonePe app and enter details under the “Credit Card” option.
The complainant was misled into believing the caller was initiating a payment to his account and was instructed to enter an amount of ₹47,500 along with the UPI PIN. The same instructions were repeated, leading to a second transaction of the same amount, totaling ₹95,000, both of which were debited from his wife’s Bank account (Gamdevi branch).
It was only after receiving SMS alerts for the deductions at 2:58 PM and 3:00 PM that the victim realized he had been scammed. He immediately disconnected the call, visited the bank to obtain the transaction statement, and filed a complaint with the 1930 Cyber Helpline.
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Dr. Mehta has now approached the police and registered an official complaint against the unknown fraudster who posed as an Army officer and defrauded the couple of ₹95,000 through digital means. Police have initiated a probe and are tracing the fraudster through the provided phone numbers.
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