In a bizarre turn of events a Border Security Force (BSF) officer not only missed his flight, but was also duped out of Rs 60,000 from his bank account.
Ompal Singh Yadav, who is a sub inspector with the BSF, alleged that he missed his flight due to a misunderstanding with a private airline. When he complained and asked for a refund, he was duped by an unidentified caller who took his bank details and transferred Rs 60,000 from his account.
According to the complaint made by Yadav, he had booked IndiGo airlines' flight to Agartala from Delhi. He said that he was on time and was waiting to board when he was asked to go for a fresh round of checking.
The airlines claimed that Yadav was called back from the boarding gate by DIAL security after the dead bullet was detected in his check-in baggage. Since an object of potential threat was found in the passenger's bag, the airline immediately informed the CISF.
"In this case the passenger failed to adhere to the set parameters and was taken to the police station for further questioning. After carrying out a detailed investigation into the matter, the passenger was released from the police station. In the process, however, the passenger missed his flight. IndiGo staff assisted in accommodating and rebooking him on the next flight scheduled for the following day, after paying the requisite charges, at the airport itself," the airlines said in their official statement.
Yadav, who is posted at Nalkata in Agartala, immediately sent an email to the airlines' official email id demanding a refund for new the booking and taxi bills. On January 8, 2016 he received a call from a person who claimed to be from the airlines, but instead of giving him the refund, he siphoned money from his account.
"The caller identified himself as Rahul Kumar Gupta, a call enter executive of IndiGo airlines. He said that he was calling to refund my pending amount of Rs 16,573 against my complaint. He knew everything about the case and asked me for my bank details. I didn't suspect anything and gave him the details. After taking my details, he said that he would need another card detail as the amount was over Rs 10,000, so I took a friends card detail and gave it to him," Yadav explained. The caller immediately disconnected the call and siphoned off a total of Rs 60,000 from two accounts. The money was used to recharge phones and pay mobile bills.
23/01/16 Shashank Shekhar/India Today
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Ompal Singh Yadav, who is a sub inspector with the BSF, alleged that he missed his flight due to a misunderstanding with a private airline. When he complained and asked for a refund, he was duped by an unidentified caller who took his bank details and transferred Rs 60,000 from his account.
According to the complaint made by Yadav, he had booked IndiGo airlines' flight to Agartala from Delhi. He said that he was on time and was waiting to board when he was asked to go for a fresh round of checking.
The airlines claimed that Yadav was called back from the boarding gate by DIAL security after the dead bullet was detected in his check-in baggage. Since an object of potential threat was found in the passenger's bag, the airline immediately informed the CISF.
"In this case the passenger failed to adhere to the set parameters and was taken to the police station for further questioning. After carrying out a detailed investigation into the matter, the passenger was released from the police station. In the process, however, the passenger missed his flight. IndiGo staff assisted in accommodating and rebooking him on the next flight scheduled for the following day, after paying the requisite charges, at the airport itself," the airlines said in their official statement.
Yadav, who is posted at Nalkata in Agartala, immediately sent an email to the airlines' official email id demanding a refund for new the booking and taxi bills. On January 8, 2016 he received a call from a person who claimed to be from the airlines, but instead of giving him the refund, he siphoned money from his account.
"The caller identified himself as Rahul Kumar Gupta, a call enter executive of IndiGo airlines. He said that he was calling to refund my pending amount of Rs 16,573 against my complaint. He knew everything about the case and asked me for my bank details. I didn't suspect anything and gave him the details. After taking my details, he said that he would need another card detail as the amount was over Rs 10,000, so I took a friends card detail and gave it to him," Yadav explained. The caller immediately disconnected the call and siphoned off a total of Rs 60,000 from two accounts. The money was used to recharge phones and pay mobile bills.
23/01/16 Shashank Shekhar/India Today
