Chandigarh, July 4: Two freshly registered cases of cyber fraud have surfaced in Chandigarh, resulting in a collective financial loss of more than ₹3.1 lakh for local residents. The cyber crime unit has launched a comprehensive technical analysis of banking records, mobile phone configurations, and internet protocol links to unmask the perpetrators behind the distinct digital traps.
The largest chunk of the stolen money belonged to an elderly couple residing in Sector 23 C, who were manipulated into authorizing online banking transactions by a scammer posing as a service coordinator. Over the course of two days, the fraudsters managed to extract varying sums from the couple’s personal holdings, hitting accounts at Punjab National Bank and the Bank of India.
“Between May 11 and 12, a total of ₹2,26,563 was withdrawn from four of their bank accounts,” the complainants affirmed in their statement to the police.
Law enforcement personnel managed to quickly freeze one of the destination accounts after a preliminary investigation showed the money moving into accounts under various individual names. Security officials are now utilizing digital transaction footprints to track the remaining cash flow.
The second targeted operation took place when Ashok Kumar, a resident of Ram Darbar Phase II, was tricked by a fraudulent web link sent to his phone. A caller claiming to be from a credit card department convinced Kumar that he had accumulated valuable loyalty points that required urgent digital redemption.
Investigators maintained that Kumar filled in his full name, date of birth, and card credentials on the fraudulent portal, which resulted in an instant unauthorized debit under a commercial business name. The Sector 17 cyber crime station has booked both matters under stringent sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita covering cheating, forgery, and the utilization of counterfeit seals.
