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Crime
Teacher Loses ₹4.72 Lakh After Searching for Hospital Number on Google
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 28 Oct 2026, 05:41 PM
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A government school teacher in Madhya Pradesh lost ₹4.72 lakh after cybercriminals hacked his mobile phone after he downloaded a malicious APK file while searching for a hospital number on Google.
A government school teacher in Madhya Pradesh has become the latest victim of cybercrime. According to police reports, the teacher was searching for a hospital number on Google when he came across a malicious APK file. Upon downloading and installing the file, the teacher's mobile phone was hacked by cybercriminals. The criminals then conducted 21 transactions, siphoning off ₹4.72 lakh from his bank account. The Gohad police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.