Pharma company duped of Rs 5.05 lakh

Chandigarh, September 6

The UT police have registered a case of cheating against two persons for duping a pharmaceutical company to the tune of Rs5.05 lakh.

Complainant Lalit Dogra of ADDII Biotech Pvt Ltd, Phase II, Industrial Area, alleged that in 2017, they wanted to purchase paracetamol powder following which they forwarded a request to IndiaMART buyers help desk in December 2017, which suggested them a company named Eli Lilly.

The complainant alleged that they then contacted the company’s representative Balajee John and later transferred Rs5.05 lakh to the account provided by the company. However, the complainant later found that the person concerned was not reachable and the company’s information was also not available on IndiaMart. A case has been registered against Vinod Sharma and Balajee John, representatives of IndiaMart and Eli Lilly. — TNS