AMBALA: The Parao Ambala Cantonment police have registered a case of cheating after Raju Kumar of Railway Colony, was duped of Rs 1,05,000 in an online fraud . Kumar is an assistant loco-pilot posted at Ambala Cantonment station.As per information, Kumar came in contact with a person after seeing online advertisements on OLX for the want of a four-wheeler. Kumar showed interest in purchasing a Mahindra Bolero and contacted the number provided on the portal. On March 9, some unknown person called him for confirmation of the purchase of the vehicle and sought his Aadhaar, and PAN details and asked Kumar to deposit a token amount of Rs 3,100 for showcasing the vehicle in person.In his complaint to the Ambala police, Kumar stated, “Nearly Rs 1,05,000 has been withdrawn from my bank accounts. Before this, I had spoken to a man after seeing an advertisement on OLX for the purchase of a Bolero car and the deal was fixed at Rs 2 lakh. For completing the procedure, the accused demanded details of my Aadhar, PAN and one photo through WhatsApp which were shared by me. He also demanded to deposit an amount of Rs 3,100 for generating the gate pass of the car. I deposited Rs 3,100 to the account of the accused. On March 10, when I went to ATM, I came to know that an amount of Rs 1,05,000 has been withdrawn from my accounts after which I blocked both the accounts.”He added, “My accounts were linked to the Paytm application and I deposited Rs 3,100 to the accused through the Paytm. However, nobody showed up to display the car and an amount of nearly Rs 1,05,000 was withdrawn from my two bank accounts.”SHO, Munish Kumar said, “We have registered a case against unidentified person under Section 406 (punishment for criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) of the IPC.

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