Srinagar: Senior IAS officer Shahid Choudhary said on Wednesday that a cyber criminal was using his mobile number to defraud colleagues and friends.
The officer took to Twitter to inform about the matter and requested the police to take strict action against the culprit.
He said a cyber criminal was using mobile number 8105819214 and his picture to send messages to his colleagues and friends seeking financial help.
Choudhary, a 2009-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, is Tribal Affairs department Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Mission Youth Jammu and Kashmir.