A woman from Maxem-Loliem in Canacona was defrauded to the tune of Rs 1.74 lakh and
in an unusual twist, the accused threatened to file a criminal complaint against her.
In a police complaint, the woman informed that and unknown accused person had induced her to invest her money with lucrative returns.
Falling prey to the fraudster’s gimmicks, Kharat transferred an amount of Rs 1,74,000 on different occasions from her Google Pay account to the fraudster’s mobile number.
When the victim realised she had been cheated to the tune of Rs 1,74,000, she confronted the accused, who in turn, threatened the victim of criminal proceedings against her.
The victim, however, lodged a police complaint, and accordingly Canacona police have registered a FIR against the unknown fraudster U/s 318(4), 351(4) of BNS 2023. Canacona PSI Vishal Velip is conducting further investigation.
