Shimla: A case of cheating in the name of lottery of Baidyanath Ayurveda has come to light from a retired peon from the education department at Saluni in Chamba district of the state. The miscreants have cheated the victim of an amount of Rs 11 lakh 50 thousand in the name of lottery. The complaint of the case has been lodged by the victim in Cyber Police Station Dharamshala. On the other hand, the police have registered a case on the basis of the complaint of the victim and have started further action in the case. According to the information, a resident of Dharmchand, Saloni district Chamba, has lodged a complaint with the police that on September 2022, a register letter was received at his home address, inside which a letter from Baidyanath Ayurveda was found along with a scratch card. On scratching the card, he got a lottery of Rs 14 lakh 99 thousand 999. The complainant told that after scratching the scratch card, he called the helpline number 1993715490 written on that letter, then an unknown person from the front said that your lottery is on.
Under the guise of thugs, 9000 rupees were deposited in his bank account from Lokmitra Kendra. The complainant told that after that some person called repeatedly on his mobile and kept demanding 15000, 22000, 37000 in this order up to 100000 and he kept pouring money slowly. The victim came under the guise of thugs and deposited an amount of about Rs 11 lakh 50 thousand in the account of the vicious people. The complainant said that the miscreants are still demanding more money from him. On the other hand, ASP Cybercrime Bhupendra Singh Negi says that on the basis of the complaint of the victim, the police have started further action by registering a case under 420 IPC.
