Man clicks on WhatsApp link, loses 1L

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Ludhiana: Khanna police have lodged an FIR against a cybercriminal for duping a person of more than Rs 1 lakh after he clicked on a link on social media. The complainant, Nirbhay Singh from Mavikla village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, currently residing in Guru Harkrishan Nagar, Khanna, is into marketing agricultural medicines. On August 11, he received a link on WhatsApp from an unknown number, which he clicked by mistake.

As a result, Rs 1,00,299 were withdrawn through online transactions. Nirbhay Singh said the accused initially attempted to withdraw money through net banking but failed. Instead, they withdrew Rs 1,00,000 via 20 UPI transactions of Rs 5,000.



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