3 more gas payment fraud cases registered in Chandigarh

Three more gas payment fraud cases registered in Chandigarh; victims include Rahul Bhandari of Sector 44-D (₹4.6 lakh), Mukhtar Singh of Sector 42 (₹3 lakh), and a woman from Sector 46 (₹2 lakh).

All victims attempted to pay their Adani Gas bill and were tricked into installing a malicious APK file, giving hackers access to their accounts.

Earlier cases: a Sector 47-C resident lost ₹2 lakh and a 69-year-old Sector 33D resident lost nearly ₹8 lakh in similar Adani Gas-related frauds.

Cheating cases registered at Sector 17 cyber crime police station; cyber crime police launched an awareness campaign with 11 teams deployed in southern sectors.