Chandigarh: Two cyber cons held for duping ex-cop of Rs 20L

Chandigarh, January 29

Two persons have been arrested by the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell (CCIC) of the city police from West Bengal for allegedly duping a former inspector of Rs 20.75 lakh.

The suspects have been identified as Soumodeep Sarkar (20) and Sita Ram (21).

Complainant Biredner Singh, who retired from the UT police, had reported that he had received a WhatsApp call from an imposter posing as a treasury officer. The suspect told him that his pension and other allowances would be stopped for the want of a certificate.

The complainant received another call in which a suspect asked for his personal details, which were shared by him. Soon the complainant’s SIM stopped functioning and he later found that his number had been ported.