Chandigarh woman seeking job duped of ₹1.74 lakh

The victim, a resident of Sector 22, Chandigarh, had uploaded her resume on an online portal for and was approached by the accused, who offered her a data entry job

Unidentified swindlers duped a Sector-22 resident of ₹1.74 lakh on the pretext of offering her a job. The complainant, Tripti Puri, said she had uploaded her resume on an online portal for and was approached by a Sandeep Kumar, who offered her a data entry job. She was asked to send money for different reasons including registration fees and quality check and ended up losing ₹1.74 lakh in total. A case was registered at the cyber crime police station.

Unidentified swindlers duped a Sector-22 resident of ₹1.74 lakh on the pretext of offering her a job. (Shutterstock)

Pharma training programme concludes

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Students performing giddha during the annual function of British School, Sector 44, in Chandigarh. (Keshav Singh/HT)

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Session for placement officers, students at PU

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