Nagpur: Two men from Nagpur lost a combined ₹3.07 lakh in separate online banking frauds after unidentified persons allegedly carried out unauthorised transactions from their bank accounts. The incidents were reported in Ajni and Beltarodi police station limits.

In the first case, Rajendra Champatrao Raut (43), a vegetable vendor from Bhagwan Nagar, allegedly lost ₹1,28,371 from his Union Bank of India savings account. Raut, a resident of Plot No. 85 in Bhagwan Nagar, noticed that money had been withdrawn through unauthorised online transactions without his permission.

After discovering the transactions, Raut approached the police. Ajni police registered a case against an unidentified accused under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act.

In the second incident, Umesh Kumar (40), an office manager with Asian Paints, allegedly lost ₹1,78,887 from his two Axis Bank accounts. Kumar, who lives in Jayanti Nagari near Besa Road, received four text messages while at home informing him that the amount had been debited from his accounts.

Kumar subsequently contacted his bank to inquire about the transactions. He was allegedly informed that his mobile phone had been hacked and the money had been withdrawn through online transactions.

Following his complaint, Beltarodi police registered a case against an unidentified accused under Section 318(4) of the BNS and Section 66(D) of the IT Act.

Police in both cases are examining the transaction details and other technical evidence to identify the accused and trace the siphoned-off money.