'Indian Idol' contestant Avanti Patel duped of Rs. 1.7 lakh, accused posed as banker

A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday from Jharkhand for allegedly cheating an 'Indian Idol' participant, Avanti Patel of Rs. 1.7 lakh on pretext of debit card verification by posing as a bank executive, police said. accused, Rajkumar Jaynarayan Mandal, was arrested by Sion police with help of Cyber Cell of Mumbai police, an official said.

Mandal had phoned Avanti Patel (23), who participated in singing reality show "Indian Idol" last year, and her sister posing as an executive of a public sector bank, he said.

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While talking to m, accused obtained ir bank details and debit card passwords. He n fraudulently withdrew Rs. 1.7 lakh from Ms Patel and her sister's accounts and transferred money to or bank accounts and Paytm, a digital wallet, he said.

incident came to light when singer realised that she has been cheated and lodged a complaint with Sion police, official said.

During investigation, police traced phone call to Jharkhand and also got details of accounts in which syphoned off money was deposited, he said. A police team went to Jharkhand and arrested accused from re, he said.

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