Three in police dragnet for Rs 20 lakh cyber fraud in Chandigarh

Three suspects, who allegedly duped people posing as relatives or acquaintances settled abroad, have been arrested by the Cyber Crime in three cases of fraud to the tune of Rs 20 lakh.

In a complaint, Sector 40 resident Prafulla Mohan Sinha had alleged an unidentified person posing as his friend from Australia claimed his friend Jaspal Singh’s wife was in hospital and was in urgent need of money.

The suspect, sharing a fake transaction receipt, claimed he had transferred Rs 18 lakh to Sinha’s account and asked him to further give the money to Jaspal.