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Panchkula: Posing as her boss, scammer dupes HR executive of rRs.r1 lakh

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- An HR professional was defrauded of Rs.1 lakh after a fraudster impersonated her boss on WhatsApp and tricked her into buying Apple gift vouchers. The cyber crime police on Sund... Read More


Panchkula court denies bail to Kalka man in rRs.r19-crore Input Tax Credit fraud

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- The court of additional sessions judge Neeru Kamboj has dismissed the bail application of Aniket Verma, 26, of Kalka, accused of causing a loss of Rs.19.02 crore to the governmen... Read More


Panchkula: Software engineer eyeing 'work from home' defrauded of rRs.r5.29 lakh

Panchkula, Aug. 19 -- A software engineer from Sector 21, Panchkula, was duped of Rs.5.29 lakh after falling prey to a work-from-home scam that began with a Facebook advertisement and later shifted to... Read More


Miscreants vandalise 15 autos in Panchkula's Budhanpur village

Panchkula, Aug. 18 -- Armed miscreants damaged nearly 15 autos in a late-night vandalism spree in Budhanpur village on the intervening night between Saturday and Sunday. According to residents, the in... Read More


NGO vaccinates 93 stray dogs in Panchkula

Panchkula, Aug. 18 -- The Bhau Project NGO, in collaboration with Dwiggy Kennel Kitchen, conducted an anti-rabies vaccination drive for 93 stray dogs across multiple sectors in Panchkula on Saturday. ... Read More


Panchkula: MACT rejects rRs.r1-cr claim of mishap victim's kin

Panchkula, Aug. 17 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has rejected a Rs.1 crore claim, filed by an accident victim's kin, observing that the deceased was under the influence of liquor and cr... Read More


Panchkula: 1 more held for defrauding 83-year-old in 'digital arrest' scam

Panchkula, Aug. 17 -- The cybercrime police have arrested the third accused in a "digital arrest" scam that defrauded an 83-year-old man of Rs.57.90 lakh. The accused, identified as Birbal, alias Suni... Read More


Panchkula: 2 held for duping ex-servicemen of rRs.r2.5 crore in investment fraud

Panchkula, Aug. 15 -- In a significant crackdown on cybercrime, district police have arrested two individuals involved in two separate cases of cyber frauds targeting ex-army personnel. In the first ... Read More


Man to undergo life term for Panchkula resident's murder

Panchkula, Aug. 14 -- The court of additional sessions judge Bikramjit Aroura has awarded life imprisonment to a 31-year-old Bathinda man for murder of his former neighbour, in Panchkula in 2019. The ... Read More


Bathinda man found guilty of Panchkula resident's murder

Panchkula, Aug. 13 -- A 28-year-old man from Bathinda has been convicted for the murder of his former neighbour, in Panchkula in 2019. The court of additional sessions judge Bikramjit Aroura will pro... Read More