QR code fraud: police register case against six toll plaza employees in Kozhikode

QR code fraud: police register case against six toll plaza employees in Kozhikode According to the police, the employees allegedly targeted vehicles without FASTag and displayed QR codes linked to private accounts to collect toll payments instead of routing them through the authorised system Kozhikode The Pantheerankavu police have registered a case against six employees of a toll plaza in Kozhikode city for allegedly siphoning off more than ₹7 lakh by diverting toll payments to their personal bank accounts using private QR code scanners. The accused have been identified as Umashankar, Monti Rajput, Harimohan, Shim, Naveen Singh Bhadoriya and Bibin Rajput, all natives of Uttar Pradesh. Bibin Rajput was taken into police custody, while the other five allegedly returned to their home State after their contract periods expired.