Cyber crime spree: Residents of city face rising online fraud menace

Cyber crime cases are increasing every day in City Beautiful. Less educated youth are making English educated people victims of fraud. All this fraud is going on online through mobile. Thousands of cases have been registered in Police Station-Cyber Crime, Chandigarh alone. On Sunday also, close to one case of fraud was registered. On the […]

by Ramesh Goyat - December 18, 2023, 9:54 am

Cyber crime cases are increasing every day in City Beautiful. Less educated youth are making English educated people victims of fraud. All this fraud is going on online through mobile. Thousands of cases have been registered in Police Station-Cyber Crime, Chandigarh alone. On Sunday also, close to one case of fraud was registered. On the complaint of Rahul Yadav, resident of village Bahalana, Chandigarh, a case of fraud of Rs 35,29,500 has been registered in Police Station-Cyber Crime, Chandigarh. In the complaint given to the police, it was said that an unknown person fraudulently withdrew Rs 35,29,500 from the account for providing online work. The inspection of the matter is going on.

Retired colonel cheated of Rs 85,000 in the name of RESORT BOOKING
Retired Colonel Vijaypal Singh Narula, resident of Sector-36C, Chandigarh, was cheated by a cyber fraudster of Rs 85,000 through online transaction for booking a resort in Daman. On the complaint of retired colonel, a case was registered in Police Station-Cyber Crime, Chandigarh and started searching for the thug.

Fraud of Rs 1.70 lakh for sending abroad
The police have registered a case against an immigration company for cheating people of Rs 1.70 lakh by sending money abroad. Arjun Singh resident of village Annokot, Dist. A case was registered under the Immigration Act at Police Station 17 on the complaint of Gurdaspur (Punjab). Sahil Singh resident of Allen Express SCO No. 85-86 Sector-17D Chandigarh and others committed fraud of Rs 1.70 lakh for sending abroad. The inspection of the matter is going on.

Fake Dubai visa for Rs 60,000
On the complaint of Madan Kumar, resident of village Gangsar Jaito, district Faridkot Punjab, a case was registered against SCO No. 169-170, Sector-8CM/Marg Chandigarh in Police Station-03, Chandigarh for providing fake visa of Dubai for Rs. 60 thousand. . Who took Rs 60,000 from the complainant and provided a fake visa to Dubai. The inspection of the matter is going on.

Cheating of Rs 1.20 lakh in the name of getting visa
A case was registered in Police Station-17, Chandigarh for cheating a Himachal resident of Rs 1.20 lakh in the name of getting a visa for Oman. A case has been registered in Police Station-17, Chandigarh on the complaint of Gurvinder Singh, resident of village Puna, Sonali, district Una (Himachal Pradesh). Rayford Immigration Service lodged a complaint against Nitish Chauhan, owner of SCO No. 60-62 4th Floor, Sector-17C Chandigarh and others, who defrauded the complainant of Rs 1.20 lakh for getting a visa for Oman. The inspection of the matter is going on.