Mumbai: Dahisar police have registered an FIR against unidentified fraudsters who allegedly used an 18-year-old class X student’s Aadhaar and PAN card copies to open a mule account.The boy told police that one of his classmates and the latter’s friend convinced him to invest in a trading scheme. He gave them copies of his PAN card, Aadhaar card, and two photographs for opening a bank account. The duo also got a fresh SIM card issued in his name. They then collected the SIM card and bank kit from him.
Later, the complainant wanted the SIM card back for his personal use, but the boys wouldn’t return it. Eventually, the complainant confided in his father, who decided to check the transactions in the bank account. He found that Rs 13.8 lakh was credited to the bank account and Rs 13.7 lakh transferred out soon after. The father made an application to the bank to close the account and approached the Dahisar police, along with the teenager, to lodge a complaint.
