Chandigarh, April 22 -- A 91-year-old retired colonel of Sector 34-C has been defrauded of Rs.36 lakh by cybercriminals who posed as officers from the Mumbai crime branch. The fraudsters created a fake narrative, linking the victim to a money laundering case and coercing him into transferring the sum.

Complainant Harmohinder Singh Puri approached the cyber crime police station in Sector 17, stating that he received a WhatsApp call on November 10, 2024. The caller claimed that a fake Canara Bank account had been opened in his name in Maharashtra. He alleged that the account was used to transfer money to Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal, who is under investigation in connection with a scam, the complainant stated.

The caller further claim...