A 59-year-old man was duped of Rs 2.95 lakh while trying to claim a Rs 14,000 refund after his flight was cancelled. The Meghwadi police, acting in the nick of time, managed to recover Rs 1.25 lakh, according to a police officer. The cops froze the UPI app wallet into which the money had been transferred.

The complainant, a retired home department official, had booked four return flight tickets from Sindhudurg, but due to some reason, the flight got cancelled on April 12. He tried to obtain a refund by calling a customer care number on an online portal on April 19. He subsequently received a call from a mobile number.