KYC Fraud: Actor Aftab Shivdasani Loses ₹1.5 Lakh (Image: AftabShivdasani/Twitter)

Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani lost ₹ 1.50 lakh to an online scam on the pretext of getting his Know Your Customer (KYC) details updated with a leading private sector bank. Bandra Police officials informed that the incident happened on Sunday and a formal case was registered the next day.

Police said that the actor received a message from an unknown mobile number, which instructed him to update his KYC details linked to the bank account. The message also mentioned that the actor”s bank account will be suspended if the KYC is not updated. Thus the actor clicked on the link included in the message and followed the instructions. Later, he received another message that ₹1,49,999 were debited from his account.

Aftab Shivdasani contacted the bank”s branch manager on Monday after noticing the unauthorized transaction from his account and was later given a police complaint. The Bandra police have filed a case against unknown individuals under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 420 (cheating) and sections of the Information Technology (IT). Police informed that they are conducting an investigation on this matter.

Senior Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Dayanidhi Maran said on Monday that he was also duped of Rs 99,999 through cyber fraud. The former Union minister also given a complaint after the amount was debited from his bank account on Sunday, October 8. Dayanidhi Maran requested the police to take proper action to retrieve the funds and to begin legal proceedings against the fraudsters.