Chandigarh, July 15 -- The Chandigarh Police have registered a case against a city-based advocate for allegedly duping a Punjab resident of nearly Rs.3 lakh on the pretext of filing a case in the consumer court.

The complainant, Gurwinder Singh Walia, a resident of Lohgarh, Punjab, stated that he approached the consumer court in Sector 19 last year after discovering a technical fault in his newly purchased Jimny car. During the process, he came into contact with advocate Pankaj Chandgothia, who claimed to be practising at the court.

According to Singh, he initially transferred Rs.22,000 via Google Pay, followed by Rs.2.8 lakh in cash to Chandgothia. He also handed over all the necessary car-related documents for filing the case. "He kep...