Overview
- An FIR was registered after a Bombay High Court judge lost ₹6.02 lakh in four fraudulent debits tied to a credit-card rewards redemption attempt on February 28.
- Unable to reach the bank’s customer-care line, the judge used an alternate number found online and received an 18MB WhatsApp file posing as a redemption tool.
- She was told the file required an Android device, used her domestic help’s phone, entered credit-card details, and soon received emails showing the debits.
- The judge blocked the card, contacted the 1930 cyber helpline, reported the case via the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, and the Cuffe Parade police registered the case.
- The FIR cites cheating and personation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and identity-theft and computer-related offences under the IT Act; a similar complaint by a retired chief justice was filed in December 2023.