Lucknow: Three, including employee of a private news channel, were cheated of a combined Rs 64.61 lakh in separate fraud cases reported across the city. FIRs were registered at Kaiserbagh, Gomti Nagar and Vibhuti Khand police stations.Resident of Bazaar Khala, Pinky Chauhan, accused three people of duping her of Rs 28 lakh as business investment. One of them claimed to own a beer manufacturing unit in Gurugram and sought financial assistance, promising to repay within days and offering a flat. On receiving the amount from her, the accused stopped responding. Kaiserbagh police registered a case.In another case, Durgawati, resident of Deoria, alleged she was cheated of Rs 17.5 lakh in a land deal. She told police that she paid the amount to a real estate company in Gomti Nagar to buy a plot, but registration was never executed despite repeated follow-ups. Gomti Nagar police booked six people.An employee of a private news channel and resident of Gudamba, Nalini Gupta, lost Rs 19.11 lakh in a cyber fraud. According to police, she received a call offering credit card welcome benefits and was sent a link. After accessing it, her phone was compromised and money was siphoned from her account.
