Mahendra Kumar Mandal, belonging to Jamatara district, called the victim on December 29 claiming himself as a manager of Koti branch of Andhra Bank and asked his debit card number for issuing new card.
"Believing the version of the caller, the victim gave all the details pertaining to his debit card. However, he started receiving messages on his mobile phone regarding amounts getting debited from his account. On December 31, he went to the bank and came to know that a total sum of Rs 1.69 lakh was fraudulently withdrawn and sought necessary action," said ACP (Cyber Crimes) K C S Raghu Vir.