Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress lawmaker and four-time Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee has fallen victim to a large online banking fraud, with cybercriminals allegedly draining out more than Rs 56 lakh from his dormant State Bank of India (SBI) account.

Fake KYC Used to Revive Dormant Account

Official sources claim that the SBI High Court Branch in Kolkata has officially complained to the Cyber Crime Police Station, asking for a prompt inquiry into the fraudulent transactions. According to the complaint, the criminals updated the MP's account's KYC information using counterfeit PAN and Aadhaar cards along with an altered photo of him.

When Banerjee was a member of the West Bengal Assembly from Asansol (Dakshin) from 2001 and 2006, his dormant account was first registered. Before being

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