Justice RM Lodha (file photo) was duped for Rs 1 lakh in an online fraud Photo Credit: PTI Justice RM Lodha (file photo) was duped for Rs 1 lakh in an online fraud

New Delhi: Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha has been cheated for Rs one lakh in an online fraud after his friend's account was hacked. The incident came to light when Lodha, a resident of Delhi's Panchsheel Park, visited the office of Assistant Commissioner of Police EOW and Cyber Cell in Malviya Nagar police station. In the complaint, Lodha said that the email account of his friend, a retired judge was hacked.

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

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In his complaint, Lodha further said that he used to correspond regularly with Singh over email. "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," a senior police officer was quoted as saying by news agency IANS. According to the official, Singh regained control of his email account on May 30, after which he sent an email to his friends and contact list saying that his account had been hacked on April 18-19.