CM Kejriwal’s Daughter Loses Rs 34,000 To Online Fraudsters, Probe Underway: Police

Arvind Kejriwal's daughter duped: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's daughter, Harshita Kejriwal has reportedly lost an amount of Rs 34,000 to a man who had the intention of buying a second-hand sofa set from her on the popular sale-purchase online platform.

According to reports, the man had approached her as a buyer on the e-commerce platform, where she had put up a sofa on sale. They finalised a deal and he sent some amount to her account. Afterwards, he asked her to scan a QR code to receive the remaining money.

Harshita Kejriwal is the only daughter of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal's daughter duped:

Delhi: Daughter of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, duped of Rs 34,000 while she was selling a second-hand sofa over the internet (7.2.21)

A case of cheating has been registered at the Civil Lines Police Station

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Upon scanning, a sum of Rs 20,000 got debited to her account. Subsequently, she asked the man about it and he told her that it was by mistake and that he sent her a wrong bar code. He then sent another code and asked her to follow the same procedure for receiving the money. When she scanned the code, she lost another Rs 14,000. Harshita realised that she has fallen victim of an online scam, the police said on Monday. Following this, the Civil Lines police station was approached and a complaint was lodged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

"Based on the complaint received, we have registered an FIR under the relevant sections of the IPC. An investigation has been initiated and we are trying to trace the suspect," a police officer said. 

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