The woman came in contact with fraudsters through Telegram, who managed to win her trust after transferring a certain bonus and assisting her to deposit the money on her behalf.
Sources said that the matter came to light when online users found the friend requests unusual and informed the police officer about the same. The UT police cyber cell has started the investigation and the fake profile has been blocked.
The Chandigarh Police on Thursday said that they have arrested three persons from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh for their alleged involvement in duping a woman of Rs 7.08 lakh on the pretext that they would make possible the return of her Rs 6 lakh, which she had lent to someone, through their tantrik
The instant loan app scam involving Chinese nationals was cracked by the police in September 2022. One of the Chinese nationals identified as Wan Chenghua, was arrested along with 33 Indian nationals.