PANCHKULA: Sector 11 resident Ajay Gautam has reported theft of electronic items from his house, about which his neighbour Santosh alerted him upon finding the lobby room lock broken. Gautam was out of town for some work. The case was registered under sections 380 (theft at house) and 457 (house trespass) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Sector-5 police station. Sub-inspector Suresh Pal, who is the investigation officer, said: “The investigation is under progress.”
Caller dupes Pkl woman
Panchkula: The caller from a fake courier company duped a woman of Rs 1.24 lakh by hacking into her bank account. A case of fraud was registered on the complaint of Shavili Devi, 30, of Pinjore. The caller told her that a package for her was stuck in the Baddi head office of the courier company and she’d have to make a small payment for its release. Since she was expecting an important package indeed, and so she she clicked on the link that was sent. Instantly, Rs 1.24 lakh was taken out of her account in eight transactions before the bank alerted her and she blocked the account. The case was registered under section 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Pinjore police station. Sub-Inspector Ramesh said the probe was on.
