SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have recovered Rs 6.70 lakh of the Rs 11.70 lakh allegedly lost by a victim in an online financial fraud case, police said on Saturday.
The recovered amount has been refunded to the victim following an investigation involving technical analysis, financial tracking and coordination with the concerned banking authorities.
The case was registered as FIR No. 03/2026 under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The investigation was conducted under the supervision of DySP Headquarters Shahjahan Chowdhary (JKPS) and led by Cyber Police Station Baramulla SHO Inspector Sajad Wani along with his investigation team.
Police said sustained investigation and technical analysis helped trace and recover a substantial portion of the defrauded amount. Further investigation into the case is underway.
Baramulla Police has urged people to remain cautious while carrying out online financial transactions and not to share OTPs, PINs, CVVs, passwords, UPI PINs or banking credentials with anyone.
Police advised victims of unauthorised transactions or suspected cyber fraud to immediately call the national cybercrime helpline 1930, report the incident through the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and inform their bank.
Citizens have also been advised to preserve transaction records, screenshots, phone numbers, messages and other digital evidence to assist investigators in tracing fraudulent transactions and recovering funds.
