Woman cheated of over ₹3L in online part-time job scam

After linking her bank account, money was siphoned from her account, leading her to file a complaint.

LUCKNOW A woman lost over ₹3.37 lakh in the name of an online job. Khusboo Pal of Model House applied for part-time work and received an offer from a man introducing himself as Niwas Paskar.

Initially tasked with liking videos/posts, she was later added to a Telegram group by Paskar. (HT Photo)

Initially tasked with liking videos/posts, she was later added to a Telegram group by Paskar. Subsequently, she joined a WhatsApp group run by the accused, who asked her to sign up on a fake trading site. After linking her bank account, money was siphoned from her account, leading her to file a complaint.

SHO Aminabad, Sunil Kumar Azad, said that the police are investigating, and an FIR has been registered.