Two Panchkula residents duped of ₹8 lakh separate cyber frauds

Two Panchkula residents, including a 49-year-old army personnel posted at the Kalka cantonment, allegedly lost a combined ₹8 lakh in separate cyber frauds, prompting the Cyber Crime police to register first information reports (FIRs) on Tuesday.

In the first case, army personnel Dharamveer Vardhan said he had undergone bypass surgery and was diabetic. After someone suggested a doctor, he searched for appointment details on October 22 and called a number.