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Mohali police book bizman for duping customer of ₹1.69 crore
The Mohali police on Wednesday booked a businessman for allegedly duping a buyer of ₹1.69 crore by not delivering machine after receiving payment
The Dhakoli police on Wednesday booked a businessman for allegedly duping a buyer of ₹1.69 crore.
The accused has been identified as Neeraj Kumar, a resident of Dhakoli, who is the proprietor of Sai Enterprises.
Vivek Babbar, in his complaint filed with the Mohali SSP on March 18, stated that he paid Neeraj ₹1.69 crore in instalments for a machine. But, the accused neither gave him the machine, nor returned his money, even after the stipulated time had elapsed. He later stopped picking up his calls as well, the complainant alleged.
SP (city) investigated the matter, following which a cheating case was registered against the accused on the directions of the SSP. Neeraj is yet to be arrested.
Man duped of ₹98,800 over oxygen concentrators
A man was duped of ₹98,000 by a supplier he met online over the purchase of 10 oxygen concentrators.
The complaint, Konark Bhardwaj, is the director of Astin Analytics in Industrial Area Phase 1. He stated that he had got in touch with a “Waheguru Medical Store” through an online group named “Government E-Marketplace”. Bhardwaj tried to purchase 10 oxygen concentrators from them and after he made two payments of ₹50,000 and ₹48,800, he found that the bank account was of a person in Bhopal and not a medical store.
A case under Sections 419 (cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating) has been registered at the Industrial Area police station. The cyber cell of the of the police is investigating the matter.
