Chandigarh, December 5

A fraudster has been arrested by the Chandigarh Police for duping a woman on the pretext of providing a job.

The complainant, a resident of Mani Majra, had reported that she was looking for a job and uploaded her profile online. Later, she got a call from an unknown person who asked her to first deposit a sum of Rs2,800 as registration charges.

The fraudster again called her and threatened her of legal action for not depositing the registration charges. The victim then deposited Rs2,800 and another amount of Rs5,222.

The victim later realised that she has been duped following which she lodged a police complaint. During investigation, the police found that the money was deposited in an Axis Bank account in Delhi. They later managed to arrest one suspect, Rustam Saifi. — TNS