Overview
- Chauhan, 69, lost Rs 98,000 on December 10 after entering an OTP prompted by a fake D-Mart dry fruits ad on Facebook, debiting his HDFC Bank account.
- He promptly filed a complaint with Oshiwara Police and reported the case on the 1930 National Cyber Crime Portal.
- Bank scrutiny showed the money was routed via Razorpay to an account tied to Croma, enabling targeted action.
- Coordinated emails with nodal officers at HDFC Bank, Razorpay and Croma placed the amount on hold and secured a full refund.
- Police have registered a case and continue to investigate, as the actor visited the station to thank the team and officials warned about OTP scams and deep-discount ads.