NAGPUR: A 57-year-old government employee from Nagpur allegedly lost ₹3.68 lakh after an unidentified cyber fraudster carried out six unauthorised UPI transactions from his Bank of Maharashtra account without his knowledge or consent.

The victim, identified as Arvind Govindrao Gautamare (57), resides at MIDC Quarter No. 303, near Sakal Press Old Post Office, Digdoh, on Hingna Road. He holds a bank account with the Bank of Maharashtra’s Butibori branch and uses the PhonePe application for digital transactions.

According to the police complaint, between October 15 and October 20, 2026, an unidentified person allegedly gained unauthorised access to the victim’s bank account and transferred a total of ₹3,68,777 through six separate UPI transactions.

The complainant stated that he had neither authorised these transactions nor shared his consent for the transfers. The money was withdrawn from his account without his knowledge.

Following the complaint, MIDC police registered a case against an unidentified accused under Sections 318(2), 318(4) and 319(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.