An Ahmedabad deputy mamlatdar and executive magistrate has allegedly lost ₹2,62,409 from his Indian Bank account after receiving a series of unexpected one-time password messages, according to a complaint registered at Nikol police station. The incident was reported after the money was transferred without his permission in two transactions on September 12, 2026.
The complainant, identified as 57-year-old Keyur Arvindbhai Trivedi, lives in Galaxy Bungalows near Haridarshan Crossroads in Nikol and works at the Ahmedabad Collector Office at Subhash Bridge. He serves as a deputy mamlatdar and executive magistrate in the Alien Recovery branch, according to the report.
Trivedi was at home at around 2 pm when messages containing OTPs began arriving on his mobile phone from different unknown numbers. Shortly afterwards, two amounts were debited from his Indian Bank account linked to the Haridarshan branch in Naroda. The first transaction transferred ₹1,12,796, followed by a second transfer of ₹1,49,613.
The total unauthorised withdrawal was ₹2,62,409. The report does not establish how the alleged fraudsters obtained access to the account or whether the OTP messages were connected to the transfers. It states that the transactions took place without Trivedi’s knowledge or consent.
After discovering the suspected cyber fraud, Trivedi contacted the national cybercrime helpline, 1930, and filed a complaint. The helpline is intended to enable prompt reporting of financial cybercrime so that authorities can begin tracing transactions and, where possible, attempt to prevent further movement of the money.
The initial investigation reportedly found that the transferred amount had moved into an Axis Bank account. Trivedi subsequently submitted a written complaint at Nikol police station. Police registered a case against the unidentified account holder under provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Information Technology Act, as cited in the report, and began an investigation.
The case highlights the operational challenge in digital financial fraud investigations: money can move rapidly across bank accounts before a victim or institution identifies the unauthorised transaction. In this instance, the first response recorded in the complaint was a call to 1930, followed by a police complaint and an attempt to trace the receiving bank account.
The report does not state whether the transferred funds have been frozen or recovered, whether any suspect has been identified, or whether the bank has confirmed the method used to authorise the transactions. The investigation by Nikol police remains ongoing.
