Ludhiana, Sept. 20 -- A woman government teacher suffered a double setback after falling prey to cyber fraudsters twice within days - first losing Rs.30,000 and then while attempting to recover the amount being duped of over Rs.16 lakh.

The victim, Gurpreet Kaur, a resident of Guru Arjan Dev Nagar, filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station. On her statement, an FIR was registered against unidentified fraudsters under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Inspector Satvir Singh, SHO of the Cyber Crime Police Station, said the incident began on July 29 when Gurpreet received a WhatsApp message from what appeared to be her relative's number, seeking Rs.30,000 in an e...