Man loses Rs 25,700 in online fraud in Chandigarh

Chandigarh: A Sector 29 resident fell prey to an online fraud after Rs 25,700 was debited from his account. Complainant Mangat Ram reported that he had received a message about receiving a new credit card, followed by a call from a fraudster, who posed as a bank executive. The fraudster sent a link on his mobile phone and asked for some information. Soon, four transactions were made from the credit card. The victim submitted a complaint to the cyber crime investigation cell of the UT police. TNS

JE ‘assaulted’ by contractor

Chandigarh: MC Junior Engineer Ashutosh was allegedly beaten up by a private contractor and his men late on Saturday night. According to Angrej Singh, general secretary, MC Engineers’ Association, the incident occurred at 11 pm when the engineer went to Sector 48 to repair a water supply line damaged allegedly by the contractor. His vehicle was allegedly blocked by car-borne men and he was beaten up. The association has taken up the issue with the Chief Engineer and sought the registration of an FIR against the contractor. TNS

One held in murder case

Mohali: The police arrested the main accused, Pindi (32), in connection with the murder case of a Ranimajra property dealer, Balbir Singh, on Saturday. Pindi’s associate Jassi is yet to be arrested. A clash between two groups of property dealers turned ugly at Ranimajra village of Mullanpur. Pindi shot Balbir Singh (52) dead and injured his partner Parminder Singh (32) in a dispute over 1.5-kanal land. The duo fled the spot after the incident. The injured persons were rushed to the PGI where Balbir was declared brought dead. Parminder is undergoing treatment. A case under Section 302 of the IPC has been registered against the duo at the Mullanpur police station. TNS