Andhra Pradesh intelligence officer’s phone hacked; Rs 69,000 stolen

HYDERABAD: A 51-year-old inspector-rank officer from the Intelligence department of Andhra Pradesh, posted at Masab Tank in Hyderabad, was allegedly duped of Rs 69,000 after his phone was reportedly hacked on June 12.

According to his complaint, the officer had visited a bank in Adarsh Nagar that day to withdraw Rs 31,500 using his debit card. Around 12.55 pm, he received a call from someone claiming to be an SBI customer service executive, informing him that Rs 49,000 had been debited from his account via net banking.