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Jharkhand man booked for duping Ludhiana resident of ₹50,000 by posing as NRI relative
A resident of Jharkhand was booked on Sunday for duping a resident of Ludhiana’s Shimlapuri area of ₹50,000 by posing as his NRI relative
A resident of Jharkhand was booked on Sunday for duping a Shimlapuri resident of ₹50,000 by posing as his NRI relative.
The accused has been identified as Saurav Kumar of Ranchi, Jharkhand.
The FIR was lodged based on the statement of Raj Kumar, 33, of Kwality Road. Kumar stated the fraudster had called his father-in-law Rajinder Kumar, 65, on WhatsApp from an overseas number.
The accused, posing as Rajinder’s relative, told him that he needed money for his mother’s medical treatment and asked him for ₹50,000,
The complainant added that his father-in-law then transferred the cash into the accused’s bank account, who later stopped taking his calls.
ASI Surjit Singh, who is investigating the case, said that police found during investigation that the bank account into which the cash was transferred belonged to Saurav.
An FIR under Sections 420 of Indian Penal Code has been lodged against the accused.
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