After investigating the transactions made by the accused, Ganesh Aggarwal, a resident of Kirti Nagar in Delhi, Bansal approached the Detection of Crime Branch Police Inspector J R Ramgadhiya. “The official was very helpful. However, this investigation should have been done by the police officials,” he said.

Ramgadhiya has, meanwhile, written to the director of an airticketing website, through which the accused had booked the tickets worth Rs 12,354.

Ramgadhiya said the Vadodara DCB was gathering all details about the accused. “The matter has been referred to the J P Road Police Station. In such cases, the investigations have to be done at the ACP level,” the officer added.

Incidentally, the accused also booked a hotel in Bangalore fraudelently.

Bansal, who is yet to get his money back, is now waiting for the police to begin their investigations and lodge an FIR.

“I have provided the police with all the details. The bank and the facilitators can do nothing now. They have provided me with all the details. It is up to the police to take action now,” said Bansal.