A 48-year-old Mumbai Police constable posted at Navghar police station was allegedly cheated of Rs 4.12 lakh after an unknown person fraudulently raised a personal loan in his name and siphoned off the entire amount through online transactions.

The complainant, Pradeep Mahadev Wadekar, is a resident of Mulund East and has been serving in Mumbai Police since 2001. On January 16, he was deployed on election-related duty. Around midday, he began receiving multiple SMS alerts from his bank, which he found suspicious. The messages indicated financial activities that he had not authorised.