TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee has reportedly fallen victim to a major cyber fraud and ended up losing around ₹56 lakh from his bank account. The four-time Lok Sabha member’s old SBI bank account was accessed by some cyber criminals through forged documents, as per reports. He came to know about the financial fraud on Thursday (6th November) when the branch manager called him to inform him about the fraud.
The cyber criminals used Banerjee’s forged PAN and Aadhaar Card to update his KYC details. Then they changed his registered mobile number linked to his bank account to gain full access. The SBI bank account was opened at the State Bank of India’s (SBI) Legislative Assembly branch when Banerjee was the MLA for Asansol South. The account was active during the period between 2001 and 2006, when his salary as a legislator used to be credited into it. The account became dormant after a prolonged period of inactivity.
The fraudsters transferred the amount from his personal account with the Kalighat branch of SBI to the dormant account and then withdrew the entire amount. A complaint has been filed with the cybercrime division of Kolkata Police. An investigation has been initiated into the matter.
