Kolkata: An FIR was registered at Parnasree PS following a court-directed complaint, claiming a forced digital loan disbursal of over Rs 21 lakh, using forged e-signatures, and threats from loan recovery agents. The victim was forced to pay Rs 40,000 even as he was sent a legal notice.The matter started with a call on March 10, 2025, about the possibility of a personal loan. The complainant said no loan application was submitted, no paper uploaded, no e-mandate registered and no consent for disbursal was given. The next day, a person, claiming to call from Bengaluru, demanded his PAN, Aadhaar and bank details. The victim refused, told the caller not to process any loan and declined sharing an OTP. Still, on March 17, 2025, Rs 21,41,723 was credited to his account as ‘a loan entry’. The victim claimed he was sent a loan agreement and sanction letter with a forged e-signatures. From May 4, 2025, recovery agents started threatening him and his family, forcing him to pay Rs 40,314. He was sent a legal notice.
In another incident, a Rajarhat resident filed a case at Bidhannagar Cyber Crime PS, claiming illegal credit card transactions of Rs 1,97,027.
