Mohali, Oct. 30 -- Police registered a case after fraudsters allegedly duped a retired Haryana government employee of Rs.81 lakh by luring him into a bulk supply deal for a herbal liquid, promising a large purchase after laboratory testing.

The complainant, a resident of Zirakpur and a retired employee of the Haryana civil aviation department, approached police after filing complaints on the national cybercrime portal.

According to the complaint, the alleged fraud began in September 2024, when Poonam Sharma, proprietor of Sharma Enterprises in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, approached the victim with a proposal involving Manihot Bekum liquid (commercial herbal extract). The accused allegedly asked him to purchase a 300 ml sample for Rs.65,000 a...