Mumbai’s Goregaon has witnessed yet another case of cyber fraud, where cybercriminals siphoned off ₹9.71 lakh from a businessman’s bank account by sending a malicious mobile application in the name of an “RTO challan”. Bangur Nagar Police have registered an FIR in the matter and initiated further investigation.
According to the complaint lodged by the victim, Deepak, a chemical businessman based in Goregaon, three unauthorised transactions were carried out from his HDFC Bank account on December 21, 2025. Shockingly, despite such a large amount being debited, he did not receive any SMS alert or email notification from the bank.
During the probe, it was revealed that the fraud was executed through a dangerous APK file. As per the sequence of events, on December 16, Deepak received a file named “RTO Challan.apk” on WhatsApp, allegedly sent from a number posing as one of his customers.
The moment the businessman installed the file, hackers gained complete remote access to his mobile phone. Using this access, the accused operated his banking applications and transferred the money to unknown accounts in Union Bank and Indian Overseas Bank.
The presence of the spyware came to light when Deepak’s brother scanned the mobile phone using the ‘m-Kavach 2’ application. Following this, Bangur Nagar Police registered a case against unknown persons and are conducting a detailed investigation based on WhatsApp screenshots and bank statements.
Cyber Expert Premendra Sharma told,"Citizens are strongly advised not to download or install any APK files received via WhatsApp or unknown messages. Such files can give fraudsters complete control over mobile phones, putting bank accounts and personal data at serious risk."