A woman deputy engineer working at MHADA fell victim to cyber fraud and lost Rs 3 lakh as part of “fake investigation”. According to police sources, the victim, a resident of Sion, received a call while at work on Friday (November 8). The fraudsters initially posed as representatives from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

The caller informed the woman, 41, that a new SIM card had been issued using her Aadhaar details, which are allegedly being used to send obscene messages nationwide. Threatening to block her number, the fraudsters claimed a cybercrime investigation had been launched based on several complaints and then transferred the call to an alleged cybercrime officer.