VVS Laxman's money unharmed in hacker's account

Hyderabad: Former ace test cricketer of India, VVS Laxman fall victim to hackers. According to the Salt Lake police in Kolkata, on Friday, a man named Izathul Sheik was held for hacking into Laxman's bank account and draining off Rs 10 lakh from his ibid account. From Hyderabad, a team of Cyberabad police is leaving for Salt Lake on Saturday morning to bring the accused to city for further interrogation.

According to sources, Laxman called up Cyberabad police five days ago and informed them about an SMS alert he received about withdrawal of Rs 10 lakh from his bank account without his knowledge.

Later, he realized somebody hacked his email ID and executed the transaction. The hacker reportedly sent a message through the cricketer's email ID directing his bank in the city to transfer Rs 10 lakh from his account to a bank in Salt Lake. On further investigations, the Salt Lake police confirmed that the hacker transferred the amount into a private bank savings bank account. Later, the local police of Salt Lake caught hold of the accused.

Luckily, the amount that was transferred hasn’t been touched by the hacker by the time the police have drawn the clues.

The alleged hacker, Izathul Sheik, walked into a trap laid by the bank officials there.