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Chandigarh chief architect falls prey to online fraudsters
Chandigarh chief architect Kapil Setia became the latest victim of online fraudsters in the city; a resident of Sector 7, Setia complained he was cheated of ₹50,614 on March 6
Chandigarh chief architect Kapil Setia became the latest victim of online fraudsters in the city.
A resident of Sector 7, Setia complained he was cheated of ₹50,614 on March 6.
He told the police that he had received an SMS with a link to update the KYC of his Paytm account. On clicking it, he was asked to fill in some information and sent an OTP, which he was asked to share, but he didn’t. Yet, a transaction of ₹50,614 was carried out from his credit card.
Speaking about the incident, Setia said, “I knew something was wrong the minute that I got a notification from the bank that a withdrawal had been made, which I hadn’t authenticated. I immediately called the bank and got the card blocked. I was told by the bank that the payment will not be approved. Such cyber crimes are becoming rampant and everyone must stay vigilant and act swiftly to limit the damage.” The cyber cell is investigating the matter.
Ambala man held for cheating woman of ₹3.05 lakh
Police have arrested a resident of Ambala for duping a woman of ₹3.05 lakh. The accused has been identified as Taranjit Singh Vohra.
As per police, the complainant, Sonu Dua, is also from Ambala. She alleged that Vohra befriended women over social media, and told them that he owned a company in the United Kingdom and would help them get a visa.
For this, he met her at Hotel Taj in Sector 17 in December 2021. But after taking ₹3.05 lakh from her, he switched off his mobile phone and had gone off the grid.
Following a probe, police arrested Vohra from Ambala. He was presented in a court on Wednesday and sent to two-day police remand.
Officials privy to the matter said the accused had also cheated other women known to the complainant.
Immigration fraud: Sec-32 loses ₹3.5 lakh
Mano Devi, a resident of Sector 32 alleged that Sarwan Singh from Gurdaspur and another woman from Basti Jodhewal, Ludhiana, took ₹6.5 lakh from her in 2021 to send her and her son abroad . However, they neither fulfilled the deal nor returned the money.
Man booked for embezzlement
In another case, a resident of New Chandigarh said his business partner had embezzled funds from the company and started his own firm. The complainant alleged that he and the accused, Parvesh Tiwari, had shares in a pharmaceutical firm, Wohltat Life Sciences, and sold medicines and surgical goods. However, using the funds of this company, Tiwari allegedly created a new firm, Intellicure Life Sciences, in Sector 38. Cheating cases have been registered in all four incidents.
