{
  "id": 20022085,
  "title": "Six Lose ₹13.76 Lakh In Bhopal Cyber Fraud Cases As Scammers Use Fake Bank KYC, Credit Card Upgrades And Insurance Claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/six-lose-13-76-lakh-in-bhopal-cyber-fraud-cases-as-scammers-use-fake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T17:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/six-lose-1376-lakh-in-bhopal-cyber-fraud-cases-as-scammers-use-fake-bank-kyc-credit-card-upgrades-and-insurance-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Six individuals in Bhopal have suffered financial losses due to cyber fraud, according to police reports from Bagsewania, Shahjahanabad, and Bairagarh police stations.\n\nShashank Diwan, a 46-year-old resident of Saket Nagar, lost Rs 2.82 lakh when a man posing as a bank representative tricked him into sharing his mobile screen during a pretext for upgrading his credit card and verifying his know your customer (KYC) details.\n\nAkash Bharke, a 25-year-old from Shahjahanabad, was cheated by a fraudster who claimed to be a collectorate official. He convinced Mr. Bharke to transfer money from his, his friend's, and his sister-in-law's bank accounts, leading to a loss of Rs 53,000.\n\nShakir Khan of Eidgah Hills fell victim to UPI fraud on November 9, losing Rs 25,000.\n\nAjay Pardasani, a resident of Bright Colony, suffered a loss of Rs 2.48 lakh after his mobile phone froze, enabling fraudsters to access his bank account.\n\nThe most recent case involved Anshika Verma, a 21-year-old student, whose mother was defrauded. Scammers promised a Rs 55 lakh insurance claim against her deceased father's policy. Rs 4.65 lakh was initially collected as taxes and other charges. Subsequently, another fraudster offered to recover the money and revive the policy, resulting in an additional loss of Rs 3.07 lakh.\n\nLaw enforcement authorities have registered cases and initiated investigations into the involved bank accounts, mobile numbers, and digital transactions.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Cyber fraudsters continue to target bank customers using new tricks, cheating people in the name of bank know your customer (KYC) verification, credit card upgrades, government schemes and insurance claims. Six cases of cyber fraud involving a total of Rs 13.76 lakh have been registered at Bagsewania, Shahjahanabad and Bairagarh police stations. A 46-year-old Saket Nagar…",
  "key_points": [
    "Six Bhopal residents lose ₹13.76 lakh in cyber fraud cases.",
    "Scammers use fake bank KYC, credit card upgrades, and insurance claims.",
    "Police register cases and investigate involved accounts and transactions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}