Mangaluru man loses Rs 1.78 lakh after downloading fake TV app

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Oct 21, 2026: A 44-year-old man allegedly lost Rs 1,78,191 in a cyber fraud after downloading an application called XM TV, which was advertised on social media as offering free access to all television channels.

According to a complaint registered at the Mangaluru CEN Crime Police Station, the victim was browsing Facebook at his home on October 15 when he came across the advertisement and downloaded the application.

The following day, Rs 98,000 was allegedly transferred without his authorisation from one of his bank accounts. Another Rs 50,000 was transferred on October 17.

Additionally, Rs 30,191 was transferred from another account through UPI transactions on October 16 without his knowledge or consent.

The victim discovered the fraud on October 18 when he checked his bank balances and found that no money remained in his accounts.

He subsequently approached the police, who found that an APK file had been downloaded onto his mobile phone.

The complaint alleges that an unidentified person fraudulently transferred a total of Rs 1,78,191 from the victim’s bank accounts through multiple transactions. Police are investigating the case.