Cyber crime: Navy officer cheated of Rs 53,000 on pretext of sale of Playstation

The Pune city police Tuesday launched a probe into a case in which a Lieutenant rank Navy officer posted at the National Defence Academy (NDA) was cheated of Rs 53,000 by cybercriminals on the pretext of sale of a Playstation 5 Gaming Console on an online marketplace.

A First Information Report was filed by the Lieutenant at Uttamnagar police station Tuesday afternoon. Earlier, the officer had approached the Cyber Crime Cell of the Pune city police with an application following which, a preliminary inquiry was conducted by the police.