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Chandigarh | Cyber investigation cell arrest man for duping people on pretext of booking air tickets
Following a complaint filed by a Manimajra resident, Chandigarh police’s cyber investigation cell arrested a man for duping residents on the pretext of booking air tickets on a discounted rate.
Police’s cyber investigation cell arrested a man for duping residents on the pretext of booking air tickets from Delhi to Toronto, Canada, on a discounted rate.
The accused, identified as Shrikrishna Virendra Kumar Gautam of Uttarakhand, was arrested following a complaint by Jaspreet Singh of Manimajra.
The complainant said his daughter, who was to travel to Canada on a student visa, befriended the accused last year. He then allured buying the air tickets through a contact of his who would offer her a 25% discount.
The victim then deposited ₹69,097 in the accused’s bank account, but he refused to provide her the ticket or refunded the amount.
Police said the accused had approached others using social media networks with similar intentions. A case was registered under sections 419 (cheating by personation), 420 (cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code at the Manimajra police station.
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