Boy opened a Paytm account from his father's phone and linked it to his bank account for downloading online games. REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE
According to India today, the child is addicted to online video games. He opened a Paytm account on his father's mobile phone and managed to withdraw large sums of money. Unmindful of his son’s misdeeds, the father approached the cyber cell to lodge a complaint against unauthorised transactions.
During initial investigation, the cyber cell communicated that the money was transferred using his own phone number. At first, no one had speculations about the child. However, with no other possibilities, police talked to the child and after some time he spilled the truth.
Many online games require mandatory payments for download. The boy quietly opened a Paytm account from his father's phone in December 2018 and linked it to his bank account for transferring money to the Paytm wallet.
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In the beginning, the father never noticed these unauthorised transactions as the amount was nominal. Gradually, the child started using the same method for more payments and ended up stealing 35000 INR in one year.
The father spotted the discrepancies and suspected cyber fraud after he referred his bank statement.
When police dug in the matter, they realised that the mobile number of the Paytm account in which the money has been transferred is the same as the one linked with the bank account.
After the truth revealed, the student admitted his mistake and was afraid that his father might beat him. Police personnel at the cyber cell counseled the child for long and sent him home.
The story originally appeared on India Today
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