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Hacker siphons Rs 25 lakh off producer by impersonating him

Samta Nagar police recover Rs 20 lakh from engineer from Aurangabad who had given his account for a commission; mastermind still at large

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Aurangabad resident Devkar (white shirt) was arrested on Thursday

Aurangabad resident Devkar (white shirt) was arrested on Thursday

A hacker hijacked the email id and other personal details of a film producer to divert Rs 25 lakh that he was to receive from Google to the account of an Aurangabad resident. The Samta Nagar police have recovered Rs 20 lakh from the man, who allegedly had given his account for a commission. The cops are yet to identify the hacker. 

The police said complainant Ashish Bhatia makes web series and releases them on YouTube. He had been getting Rs 20-Rs 25 lakh every month on the basis of the number of views to his series.

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