Bhubaneswar, Jan. 12 -- An insurance agent was allegedly cheated of Rs 3.20 lakh in a cyber fraud incident reported from Dalang village under the Dhamnagar police station area in Odisha's Bhadrak district. The amount was withdrawn in phases from three separate bank accounts, following which the victim lodged a complaint with the police.

The victim has been identified as Bharat Chandra Barik, an insurance agent by profession. According to his complaint, money was first siphoned off from his Central Bank account and later from two UCO Bank accounts.

Barik said he became aware of the unauthorised transactions after receiving multiple alerts on his mobile phone. Although he could not immediately understand how the money was withdrawn, he no...