Amritsar: 2 fall prey to cyber fraud, cheated of Rs 23 lakh
Two Amritsar residents were duped of over Rs 23 lakh in cyber fraud cases.
Rajbir Kaur, SHO, Cyber Cell, Amritsar commissionerate, said Gurpreet Singh, a resident of Golden Avenue along GT Road, complained that fraudsters hacked his mobile phone and withdrew Rs 14.03 lakh from his bank accounts.
Following his complaint, the Cyber Crime police registered a case under Sections 318(4) of the BNS and 66-D of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Similarly, Hardev Singh, a resident of Kartar Nagar, Chheharta, alleged that he was cheated through a fake social media advertisement claiming to offer a PNB retirement card. The complainant said fraudsters hacked his phone and used WhatsApp numbers 9816630694 and 8837055807, displaying Punjab National Bank (PNB) logo on their profiles.
The accused allegedly got a Rs 7.75 lakh loan sanctioned against his pension and also withdrew money from his bank account. He suffered a loss of Rs 9.33 lakh.
A case under Sections 318(4) of the BNS and 66-D of the IT Act, 2000, has been registered.
The police are on the lookout for the accused.
