CANACONA
An electrical shop at Chaudi was duped of Rs 1 lakh after a fake screenshot of a payment was shown towards the purchase of cables.
According to Canacona police, Ganaptlal Choudhri of Canacona filed a complaint stating that on November 29 at about 6 pm, the accused placed an order for cables amounting to Rs 1,08,670 at the shop opposite the KTC bus stand at Chaudi-Canacona.
Sometime later, the accused sent a screenshot of a text message showing a fake payment of Rs 1,08,670, inducing the complainant to believe the payment had been made.
Thereafter, a person in a car went to the shop and collected the cables.
When it was noticed that the payment was not reflecting in the bank account, the shop owner contacted the accused, who messaged the complainant falsely claiming the NEFT had failed due to a wrong IFSC code and assured the complainant that the payment would be made the next morning.
However, the shop owner did not receive any payment for the cables and was cheated of Rs 1,08,670.
Canacona police have registered the complaint against the unknown person under Section 318 of the BNS Act and further investigation is carried out by Canacona PSI Babu Dessai.
