Kids addicted to online games dupe parents, buy game products over Rs 11 lakh

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Jhansi: As more and more children are engaged in online activities due to the ongoing corona pandemic, the cyber police station of Jhansi range had recently come across few cases in which the children, addicted to online games, were found duping their parents by buying online game products amounting to over Rs 11 lakh.
This sensational revelation has come out in three cases reported recently from the three districts coming under Jhansi range--Jalaun and Lalitpur and Jhansi.
SP (City) Vivek Tripathi, who is also its nodal head, said that a female nurse of the city recently approached the police station with a complaint that someone had fraudulently taken out Rs 7.55 lakh from her account. “During investigation it was found hat it was her own nephew who had committed the fraud. As he was addicted to one such game, he bought a virtual 5G mobile phone and a number of arms and ammunition for the game. The stunned nurse later took back her complaint”, the SP said.
A Lalitpur-based contractor in his report filed at the cyber cell alleged that Rs 1.5 lakh were mysteriously missing from his account. After investigation by cyber wing, it was found that his own son, who addicted to online games, was involved in it. He too had bought a virtual 5G mobile phone and other equipment.
In another case reported from Jalaun district, a boy had bought mobile phone and other equipment worth Rs 2 lakh. The matter came out after after his father approached the cyber police station.
In all the three cases, the victims withdrew their complaints after knowing that their own kin had been involved by making online payment through portals the details of which were overlooked by the elders.
Talking to TOI, DIG Jhansi range Jogendra Kumar said since the transactions had been legal, therefore, no action could be taken against the seller company. “I appeal to parents that they should be vigilant regarding their online transactions and must never share the details even with their kids”.
They should keep a tab on the online surfing of their children while engaged in online studies which are essential but they should time to time scrutinize their other online activities, he added.