Former CJI RM Lodha Cheated of Rs 1 Lakh by Online Fraudsters

He was cheated in an online scam after the email account of his friend, a retired judge, was hacked, police said.

File photo of Justice (retd) RM Lodha.

(Photo: PTI)

Former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha was cheated of Rs 1 lakh in an online scam after the email account of his friend, a retired judge, was hacked, a police officer said on Sunday, 2 June.

The incident came to light on Saturday when Chief Justice (retd) Lodha, a resident of south Delhi's Panchsheel Park, visited the office of Assistant Commissioner of Police EOW and Cyber Cell in Malviya Nagar police station to file a complaint.

In his complaint, he said that he used to regularly correspond through email with his friend and colleague, Justice (retd) BP Singh.

“I, on 19 April, received a mail from the email ID of BP Singh that he required immediate help of Rs 1 lakh for the treatment of his cousin brother as he (Singh) is unavailable over phone. I immediately deposited Rs 1 lakh online in two transactions at the given account number.” 

Chief Justice of India (retd) RM Lodha

A senior police officer told IANS that when Justice Singh regained control of his email on 30 May, he sent a mail regarding the hacking of his account on 18-19 April to his contact list.

"When Lodha read the email sent by BP Singh regarding his hacked email, he immediately disclosed that he was cheated and duped of Rs 1 lakh by the unknown hacker.

"On the suggestion of Singh, Lodha approached the Delhi Police and filed a complaint. We have registered a case under various sections of the IPC including cheating and the IT Act. A probe is on to identify the accused hacker," the officer said.