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Gurugram: In England, a person was cheated of several hundred rupees because he was afraid of his nephew’s arrest. The accused called and made the person transfer Rs 6 lakh 30,000 to various people. At the victim’s request, the police opened a case and initiated an investigation.
Prem Kumar, a resident of Sector 44, said that on the afternoon of August 28, he received a WhatsApp call from his nephew Sukhpal’s number saying that he was transferring Rs 6 lakh 30,000 to Prem Kumar’s account. Prem Kumar then sent his bank account details to Sukhpal. After some time a note was sent to him. Afterwards, Sukhpal told him that he had been caught by the police in England. In such a situation, he should send the money to Harjeet, the agent who sent him to England. He provided the cell phone number to transfer this money. It is alleged that around Rs 600,000 was transferred from him at different times. When he later spoke to his nephew, it emerged that he had been scammed. He complained about this to the police. The police have registered a case against the accused and are investigating.
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