A BAHRAIN resident has reportedly become the victim of international fraud after nearly BD25,000 was withdrawn from his bank account in India.

Nisar Ahmed Qureshi said he was shocked when he received three text messages on Tuesday from Canara Bank in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

The 37-year-old filed a complaint at the Indian Embassy yesterday, saying the money was withdrawn through forged cheques.

He also contacted bank officials in Rajasthan and filed a complaint with Indian authorities.

He said the amount was withdrawn through three different transactions within minutes.

He told the concerned bodies that the cheques were “forged, fabricated and concocted”.

“Somebody has fabricated and used forged cheques to withdraw Rs 40 lakhs (BD24,350) from my bank account and I came to know about this after receiving the text messages on my Bahrain number,” he said.

According to reports in Indian newspapers, the suspect identified himself to bank officials as Rajeev Varma, and previously tried to withdraw money using the same cheques, but was not allowed as the bank was suspicious.

An Indian Embassy spokesman confirmed receiving the complaint.

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