In a case of cyber fraud of Rs 7.5 lakh, police have arrested two accused from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh for allegedly impersonating a doctor to dupe a Panchkula resident. According to Panchkula DCP (Crime) Manpreet Singh Sudan, the Panchkula resident had lodged a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station on September 27. According to the complaint, on September 25, the victim searched for a doctor’s number on Google to book an appointment. The alleged doctor asked for a token amount for the booking and sent a payment link via WhatsApp. When the complainant tried to make the payment, the transaction failed. However, on September 27 around 11 am, the complainant started receiving debit messages — three separate transactions of Rs 2 lakh each and one of Rs 1.5 lakh — totaling Rs 7.5 lakh siphoned off from his account. Upon receiving the complaint, a team led by SHO Yudhveer Singh of the cybercrime police station launched an investigation. Through technical tracking of the transactions, the cyber team traced the accused to Mathura. On October 6, a special team conducted a raid and apprehended Rohitash Kumar and Rohit, both residents of Mathura. The duo have been produced in court and remanded in three days of police custody, police said. During the remand, police will gather information about other accomplices, bank accounts used, and the technical details of the fraudulent links and phone numbers involved, a police official said. DCP (Crime) said that the Panchkula police is taking strict action against cybercrimes and urged the public to stay alert: “Do not click on any unknown links or make online payments without verification. Caution is your best defense against fraud,” he added.
