Panchkula, Feb. 25 -- The cybercrime police has registered a cheating case following a complaint by a Sector 21 resident, who was allegedly duped of Rs.2.70 lakh in a sophisticated online fraud on January 11.

The victim in his complaint alleged that he was searching online for a table tennis academy in Panchkula when he came across a contact number claiming to offer registrations. The caller asked him to deposit Rs.10 as a registration fee. Sensing something suspicious, he disconnected the call. However, the fraudsters soon contacted him again from another number, falsely claiming that his bank account had been emptied and offering to help him recover the amount.

The complainant alleged that during the conversation, the fraudsters gaine...