Mohali: ‘Nephew in Canada’ dupes woman of ₹4 lakh

Victim Gurjit Kaur, a resident of Balongi, told Mohali police that she received a call from someone posing as her nephew Preet

A Balongi resident was duped of ₹4 lakh by an unidentified man posing as her nephew residing in Canada.

Mohali police have booked the unidentified accused under Sections 420(cheating) and 120-b (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Victim Gurjit Kaur of Balongi told police that she received a call from someone posing as her nephew Preet.

“The person posing as my nephew on the call told me that he had smashed a glass bottle on someone’s head and hence needed ₹4 lakh for a lawyer’s fee. He promised to return the money immediately after getting released from the jail. Trusting the caller, I transferred money to the account of an advocate named Jagmohan Nanda before realising that I was being duped,” Kaur said.

Balongi police have booked the unidentified accused under Sections 420 (cheating) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code.