Nagpur: A 42-year-old private employee from Hudkeshwar has allegedly lost ₹6.37 lakh after an unidentified person made multiple unauthorised online transactions from his Union Bank of India account using UPI and payment gateways.

According to the complaint filed by Rahul Chandrakant Patil (42), a resident of Royal Residency, Ganesh Dham on Hudkeshwar Road, the fraud occurred on September 4.

The complainant told police that ₹6,37,598 was transferred from his Union Bank of India account through several online transactions without his consent or permission. The transactions were allegedly carried out using a UPI ID and payment gateway.

The victim reportedly noticed the unauthorised transactions and approached Hudkeshwar police, following which a case was registered against an unidentified accused.

Police have invoked Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), along with Sections 66(c) and 66(d) of the Information Technology Act.

The accused had not been identified or arrested when the case was registered. Police are investigating the transactions to trace the person responsible for the alleged cyber fraud.