Cyber criminals use PAN details of M S Dhoni, Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty for credit card fraud, 5 arrested

 

New Delhi:  In a bizarre case of cyber fraud, a group of fraudsters allegedly procured PAN details of several Bollywood actors and cricketers from their GST Identification Numbers which are available online, and got credit cards issued in their names from Pune-based fintech startup ‘One Card’.

Some of the celebrities whose names and details were used by the fraudsters are Abhishek Bachchan, Shilpa Shetty, Madhuri Dixit, Emraan Hashmi and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) of Shahadra Rohit Meena said.

“Since investigation into the matter is underway, we cannot comment further on it,” Meena told media.