In a deceptive incident, a landlord’s son duped a paying guest by transferring Rs 5.24 lakh through a mobile banking application. Subsequently, he submerged the mobile phone in water, damaging its display. Upon repairing the phone, the paying guest discovered that the money was missing from her account, prompting her to file a complaint. The Oshiwara police initiated an investigation and were able to trace the accused, identified as Mustafa Kejarhussain Shahjahanpurwala, 25, who turned out to be the son of the victim’s landlord.

During the interrogation, it was revealed that Shahjahanpurwala had engaged in online betting and lost the amount by transferring it from the victim’s account using her mobile banking apps. The victim, hailing from Madhya Pradesh and working on a private farm, had been residing as a paying guest in Pakiza Heights Kantinagar, Bahram Baug, Jogeshwari, for a couple of months (at Shahjahanpurwala’s mother’s home).