Jammu man duped of over Rs 19 lakh by cyber fraudster

A man in Reasi district here was duped of over Rs 19 lakh by a gang of cyber fraudsters led by a woman who claimed to be an official in the RBI Forex Department, New Delhi, officials said Wednesday.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch on Wednesday registered a case against Soni Sharma and her six associates, mostly residents of Delhi, after preliminary investigation established prima facie offence against them, a spokesman said.

In his written complaint, Ravinder Singh Nag of Katra claimed that he was deceived by Soni, who identified herself as an official of RBI, Forex Department, New Delhi.