2 city residents cheated through WhatsApp calls

Two city men were duped after being trapped by a false claim that their kin were taken into custody. Yogesh Kumawat of Sector 37 reported that an unknown person called on WhatsApp and told him that his sister is in Canadian custody and he has to deposit Rs 2.50 lakh to get her released.

Police said that the caller shared an account number on WhatsApp. Kumawat reportedly deposited Rs 1 lakh online in the account provided. Later, he came to know that he was cheated. He called his sister and found she was all right.

Tarlochan Singh Sibal of Sector 44 reported that an unknown person called on WhatsApp and told him that he is Kirpal Singh,