One person was allegedly duped of Rs 16.85 lakh by a man who promised him a lottery of over Rs 2 crore here, police said today.
The victim P Venktachalam, posted as civilian staff in Dalhousie cantonment, complained that he had received a message and call on his mobile phone on March 15, informing him that he has won a lottery of Rs 2.35 crore, police said.
He was asked to deposit Rs 16.85 lakh to receive the lottery amount, they said.
The complainant deposited the amount in two different bank accounts in the month of March, they said.
However, after a few days, he got to know the message and the phone call were fake, they said.
On the basis of his complaint, a case was registered against the unidentified person today under section 420 (cheating) of the IPC, they said.
