Udupi man loses ₹2.12 lakh after hospital debit card use
By ETF Desk
An elderly man from Udupi discovered an unauthorized amount of ₹2.12 lakh when he checked his bank statement a few days after paying for medical services at a local hospital.
The transaction appeared on the card’s cheque blanks as a payment made at a hospital in the district, though the patient had only received a consultation and a small supply of medication. The cardholder disputed the amount and the bank flagged the transaction as potentially fraudulent, initiating an investigation into the merchant details.
The loss of such a large sum has hit the family’s finances hard, jeopardising the patient’s ongoing treatment. He has lodged a formal complaint with the nearest RCB bank branch and is cooperating with the local police for a forensic inquiry. Source: Google News – Udupi.