Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Kolkata Police Recovers and Returns Rs 15.96 Lakh
A man in Kolkata was tricked by people pretending to work for a bank.
They contacted him through phone calls and WhatsApp video calls.
The fraudsters allegedly changed his phone’s call-forwarding settings and accessed his bank account.
The man lost more than Rs 15 lakh.
He reported the incident on August 5.
Police followed where the money went and stopped it from being moved to other accounts.
A court then allowed the money to be returned.
Police gave the man all of his lost money back on August 18.
They reminded people never to share passwords, one-time passwords, or banking details with strangers.
A man lost Rs 15,96,028 to fraudsters posing as private-bank officials.
The fraudsters allegedly used deceptive calls and WhatsApp video calls to manipulate call-forwarding settings.
The incident was reported to the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal on August 5.
Shyampukur police and the North Division Cyber Cell traced the transactions and placed the full amount on hold.
Following a city court order, police returned the entire amount to the victim on August 18.
- Who
- Kolkata Police, including officers from Shyampukur police station and the North Division Cyber Cell, and a man who was defrauded.
- What
- Police recovered and returned Rs 15,96,028 lost in an alleged cyber fraud.
- When
- The fraud was reported on August 5, and the money was returned on August 18.
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal; the case was handled by Shyampukur police station.
- Why
- Police traced and placed the money on hold after the victim reported the fraud promptly, preventing it from being moved through further accounts.
- Amount recovered
- Rs 15,96,028
- Report date
- August 5
- Refund date
- August 18
- Reporting platform
- National Cybercrime Reporting Portal
- Police unit
- Shyampukur police station, North Division Cyber Cell
- Fraud method
- Deceptive phone calls, WhatsApp video calls, and alleged manipulation of call-forwarding settings
- Refund authorization
- An order from a city court