Pinjore man loses Rs 10.34 lakh in work-from-home fraud

Tribune News Service

Panchkula, January 17

A Pinjore man was allegedly duped of Rs 10.34 lakh by unidentified people on the pretext of offering him working-from-home jobs.

Lekhram Colony’s Honey Bhardwaj, who works as a production manager at a private firm in Parwanoo, said he had received a message on his phone in November offering extra income while working from home.

After Bhardwaj fell into their trap, the scammers asked him to like a video and sent its screenshot to them. “I received Rs 300 in my bank account after sharing screenshot. The next day, they asked me to invest to earn. I invested Rs 1,000 and after completion of target, I got Rs 1,300 in return. Then I invested Rs 2,000 and got Rs 2,600 in return,” he said.

He said he did not get any money in return after investing Rs 10.34 lakh. The man then filed a complaint with the cybercrime police in Panchkula. The police on Tuesday registered a case against unidentified persons under the IPC Section 420 at the cybercrime police station.

Silver jewellery stolen in Panchkula

Silver ornaments worth Rs 4.50 lakh were stolen from a house in Sector 16 here, the police said. UP resident Mohan Lal, who was in the city on Monday, said his bag containing 56 silver anklets was stolen by an unidentified man from his brother's house. He said he checked the CCTV footage that showed a man leaving with the bag from the house. A case has been registered.

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