Pune woman buys saree online for Rs 1500, loses Rs 1.19 lakh in cyber fraud
A 27-year-old woman in Pune lost Rs 1.19 lakh in a cyber fraud after she tried to buy a saree online from a fraudulent Instagram account, police said. The woman from Pimpri Chinchwad came across reels posted by Instagram accounts named "manish_saree" and "manish_saree_9" on September 29. She believed these accounts to be of a garment shop and liked a saree priced at Rs 1,500.
She transferred money to the sellers via WhatsApp, but the fraudsters demanded additional payments, citing technical issues, GST, and other reasons. The woman transferred a total of Rs 1,19,209 across 13 transactions before realizing she had been scammed. She filed an FIR at the Hinjewadi police station and the accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Information Technology Act. Police are investigating the matter.
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