The Papu Hills Police have cracked a major cyber fraud case involving the illegal transfer of ₹12.72 lakh from a woman’s savings account through unauthorized UPI transactions. The case has been registered as PHPS Case No. 113/25 under Sections 306/318(4)/319 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita read with Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act, 2000.
According to police sources, the complaint was lodged by Smt. Biri Piomey, wife of Shri Biri Tach, a resident of Down Press Colony, Papunallah, who reported that between 6 November 2025 and 14 December 2025, a total amount of ₹12,72,000 was siphoned off from her SBI savings account through UPI transactions without her knowledge or consent. The matter came to light after she noticed a transfer of ₹50,000 to her private driver’s account on 27 November 2025. Although the amount was later refunded, the driver failed to provide a convincing explanation, raising suspicion.
During investigation, police examined the bank statements of the victim and the accused and found that ₹9.20 lakh had been transferred to the account of the driver, Vijay Kitnya, while ₹3.72 lakh had been credited to another account belonging to his sister, Tilling Rija @ Priya Kitnya, taking the total fraudulent amount to ₹12.72 lakh. Further inquiry revealed that the accused had fraudulently obtained OTPs from the victim’s mobile phone while working for her, accessed her Google Pay details, created a Paytm account on his own handset, and siphoned off the money in installments to his Central Bank of India account as well as to his sister’s SBI account.
The accused, Vijay Kitnya (20), son of Late Hangton Kitnya and a resident of Lama Camp under Miao police station in Changlang district, was arrested from Dirak Gate in Mahadevpur on 18 January 2026 at around 12:30 pm. During the operation, police also seized a Bolero vehicle bearing registration number AS22E3217, which is suspected to have been purchased using the proceeds of the crime.
The Hon’ble Court has remanded the accused to three days of police custody to facilitate further interrogation and recovery in connection with the case. The investigation was carried out by a team comprising Inspector Gejum Basar, Constable Pappu Halder, and Lady Constable Dabom Lomi.
Police have once again urged the public to remain vigilant and safeguard their mobile phones, OTPs, and UPI credentials to prevent cyber and financial fraud.
