Looking for laundry service number online, man duped of over Rs 8 lakh

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Gautam Buddha Nagar police registered an FIR against unknown persons for allegedly cheating a 70-year-old, who was looking for a customer care number of laundry services over the internet, an official said Thursday...

According to a complaint filed by Amarjeet Singh, he lost more than Rs 8 lakh last month..

The couple had already reported the incident on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal, but due to no action, they had to file a complaint with the police.. Sector 126 police station SHO Satendra Kumar said that an FIR under IPC section 420 (Cheating) and provisions of the Information Technology Act has been registered...

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