Panchkula, Sept. 25 -- Three Panchkula residents were allegedly duped of a combined Rs. 5 lakh in separate cyber fraud incidents involving fake company officials, bogus gas connection messages and unauthorised bank transactions, the police said. A 26-year-old private employee from Sector 26 was allegedly duped of Rs. 2 lakh after a fraudster impersonating her company owner asked her to purchase Amazon gift vouchers. She purchased 25 vouchers shared their screenshots and links. She later reported the matter to the cybercrime helpline 1930. A case was registered under Sections 316(2) (criminal breach of trust) and 318(4) (cheating)of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. In another case, 51-year-old Sector 21 resident was allegedly duped of Rs. 37,000 by fraudsters posing as Haryana city gas officials. He was sent a link to reactivate his gas connection and later asked to download an application through WhatsApp. The amount was debited from his bank account. Meanwhile, 37-year-old shopkeeper from Budanpur was allegedly duped of Rs. 2 lakh after amount was withdrawn from his Union Bank and Punjab National Bank accounts. He immediately contacted the cybercrime helpline and got the accounts frozen. A case was registered under Section 318(4) of the BNS.htc...