Panchkula, May 15 -- A resident of Amravati Enclave in Pinjore has been duped of Rs.11.33 lakh by cybercriminals who lured him into making payments online for some work-from-home opportunity while promising him lucrative earning, police said. Identified as 41-year-old Karan Godara, who holds a PhD in law from Panjab University, the victim mentioned in his police complaint that he received a WhatsApp message on May 6 in which the sender had mentioned about a work-from-home offer. The message directed him to get in touch with a Telegram ID. After clicking a link, he was instructed to communicate with a person, named Raghav Patel.

He stated that he was initially given simple tasks for which some payments were transferred into his account. L...