A person was duped in the name of winning a lottery of Rs 25 lakh in the city. The victim was cheated of Rs 63,000 for getting the lottery amount, City Superintendent of Police (CSP), Rakesh Bhatt informed on Wednesday.
According to the CSP, Bairagi Tandi (48), a resident of Tarun Nagar Civil lines, has lodged a complaint in this connection. The complainant who is a waiter, during the month of June received a call from an unidentified person who told Tandi that he had won lottery of Rs 25 lakhs and for getting the money he will have to deposit Rs 20,000 in a bank account of ICICI Bank, CSP said.
Bairagi believing on the caller deposited money after which on July 1, the caller once again called while demanding Rs 20,000 again as processing fee. The complainant then again deposited the demanded amount, CSP said.
Bhatt further informed that thereafter, the caller once again contacted Tandi over phone and asked to deposit Rs 25,000 in a bank account of SBI. However, Tandi deposited only Rs 23,000 this time after which the unidentified caller broke all contacts with the victim. Meanwhile, police have registered a case under Section 420 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and have begun investigation.