India, Nov. 14 -- Fraudsters allegedly cheated the owner of a liquor shop in Yerawada of over Rs.1 lakh by creating a fake website in the name of the liquor shop and promising home delivery of alcohol in Pune.

The fraud came to light when customers were conned while attempting to order liquor online through the fraudulent website, which (mis)used the name of the aforementioned liquor store to appear genuine.

The owner of the said liquor shop, Arjun Chavan, filed a complaint at Yerawada police station on Thursday according to which, the incident was reported between August and November 2026.

According to Chavan, unknown persons created a fake website bearing the name of Chavan's liquor shop wherein they promised home delivery of alcohol...