COIMBATORE: A 57-year-old Coimbatore man has lost Rs 10.95 lakh to online fraudsters, who promised high returns in a short span of time.
P Gopalakrishnan, 57, of Maniyakaranpalayam near Ganapathy, who is working in a textile marketing company, received a message on his WhatsApp number from one Savani Gupta in January that offered him a part time job.
He was informed that he could click online links to watch advertisements and get paid for it. A few days later, he got a few thousand rupees in his account after he submitted his PAN and bank account details.
A message he received after getting the money informed him that he can multiply the money by investing it with them. Lured by high returns he invested the money and got returns. As he gained confidence, he started investing in lakhs. He did not get any returns after that. Instead, the scamsters encouraged him to invest more to release the money.
He invested a total of Rs 10, 95, 685 between January and April.
He approached the cyber crime police station in the city and lodged a complaint. The police registered a case under the sections of the IT Act. Cyber crime inspector P A Arun conducted an inquiry.
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Coimbatore man loses Rs 10.95 lakh to online fraudsters
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Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister inaugurates multiple projects in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: TN Minister for Electricity, Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji inaugurated several projects completed by Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) worth Rs 4.75 crore in Coimbatore on Saturday. The minister also laid the foundation stone for new projects worth Rs 28.03 crore, which include paving of new roads. He inaugurated the new bus shelter near the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
CCMC Mayor Kalpana Anandakumar, Commissioner M Prathap, Deputy Commissioner Dr M Sharmila, Deputy R Vetriselvan, and other officials were also present.Addressing the media, Balaji said, “Works worth Rs 32.78 crore have begun at 13 places in the city. So far, road works worth Rs 223 crore are ongoing and 70% of the works have been completed.”
“Around 50% of the ongoing road works in the Edayarpalayam-Thadagam areas have been completed and the officials have been advised to complete the remaining works quickly. The Chief Minister has announced new projects for the CCMC, especially the Metro rail project and Rs 9,000 crore has been allotted for it. The work will begin after the DPR is approved.”
“Semmozhi Poonga is an excellent project and the Chief Minister has allocated funds for updating the project, which was pending for many years. Another outstanding project is the ‘Ezhilmigu Kovai’. Currently, the Semmozhi Park works are being carried out in only one portion of the central jail campus. The rest of the work will take place after the prison is relocated,” he added.