Goa woman duped of Rs 12.77 lakh, 2 held in Rajasthan

Panaji, June 30 The Goa Police Cyber Crime Cell on Tuesday arrested two persons from Rajasthan for 'vishing' a woman and fraudulently withdrawing Rs 12.77 lakh from her bank account.

"Accused Lakhvinder Singh, 26, and Darshan Singh, 43 are residents of Sri Ganganagar in Rajasthan," a Goa Police spokesperson told reporters here.

The spokesperson said that the accused called her on her mobile phone and posing as a private bank's staff got her to divulge her card and sensitive bank details, before withdrawing Rs 12.77 lakh and transferring it to other accounts.

"We have seized ATM cards, passbooks, SIM cards, and mobile phones from the two accused," the spokesperson said.

( With inputs from IANS )