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UP MLA Pooja Pal Reports ₹1.55 Lakh PhonePe Fraud
Pooja Pal is a lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh.
She told police that money was taken from her bank account without permission.
The amount was ₹1.55 lakh.
The withdrawals were allegedly made using the PhonePe app.
They happened between August 22 and September 13, 2026.
Pal said she suspects her iPhone 17 may have been hacked.
She filed a police complaint against a person whose identity is not known.
Police registered an FIR at Dhumanganj police station.
The case is being investigated under Section 66D of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008.
MLA Pooja Pal filed an FIR against an unknown person over alleged unauthorised withdrawals.
₹1.55 lakh was allegedly withdrawn from her Union Bank of India account through PhonePe.
The transactions reportedly occurred between August 22 and September 13, 2026.
Pal represents the Chail constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district.
She suspects someone hacked her iPhone 17 to conduct the transactions.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh MLA Pooja Pal and an unknown alleged offender.
- What
- ₹1.55 lakh was allegedly withdrawn without authorisation from Pal’s Union Bank of India account through PhonePe.
- Where
- The money was withdrawn from Pal’s Union Bank of India account, and the FIR was registered at Dhumanganj police station in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Between August 22 and September 13, 2026; the FIR was reported on September 19.
- Why
- Pal suspects someone hacked her iPhone 17 to conduct the unauthorised transactions.
Key facts
- Complainant
- Pooja Pal, MLA for the Chail constituency
- Alleged loss
- ₹1,55,000
- Bank account
- Union Bank of India
- Payment platform
- PhonePe
- Transaction period
- August 22–September 13, 2026
- Police action
- FIR lodged against an unknown person
- Legal provision
- Section 66D of the Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008
- Suspected method
- Possible hacking of an iPhone 17
Sources
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