Gangtok, April 6 -- Sikkim has reported three fresh cyber fraud cases in a single day, with victims from Soreng and Pakyong districts collectively losing more than Rs 42,000 to online scammers.

According to police sources, the incidents occurred on April 4 and have been officially registered on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP). Investigations are currently underway in all three cases.

In the first case, a resident of Reshi Bazar in Soreng district noticed an unauthorized UPI transaction of Rs 20,000 deducted from her bank account, despite claiming she does not use any UPI services.

The second incident involved a resident of Sombaria in Soreng who was duped while attempting to adopt a Labrador puppy through a Facebook pa...