Tag: Sirmaur

  • Fraud by posing as Anganwadi officer in Sirmaur, pregnant women became victim

    Fraud by posing as Anganwadi officer in Sirmaur, pregnant women became victim

    Nahan: The cases of online fraud are continuously increasing in the state. Gangs are adopting new methods to carry out the incidents. Some such cases have also come to the fore in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. The gang members call from different numbers and call themselves government officials, and are making pregnant women victims of fraud. Lakhs have been cheated from the accounts of many women of the district. The women have also submitted a complaint to the police in this regard.

    For almost a month many women of Sirmaur district are getting such calls. Bank details of pregnant women are taken by telling them that funds will be made available in your account under various schemes of the Himachal government. During this, he is asked for the Google Pay number. Fraud details are given on Google Pay and the entire amount is withdrawn from the account.

    On being suspicious, when the women told the Anganwadi worker about the matter, he investigated it. From which it came to know that women are being made victims of fraud. The rascals have created a trap of cheating in such a way that there is no room left for doubt. The women are asked to download a “viewer app” and open the link. After which all the cash disappears from the account. The numbers of fraudsters 6291219934, 9525274855, 9771560128, 9973271392, 9546684918, 9631098985, 6291886379, 8044503241 have also been issued by women.

  • 258 Covid cases, two deaths in Mandi, Sirmaur

    258 Covid cases, two deaths in Mandi, Sirmaur

    As many as 258 new Covid cases and two deaths have been reported in the state in the past 24 hours.

    A 63-year-old woman died of Covid in Mandi district while a 68-year-old man was the casualty in Sirmaur. A total of 3,062 samples were tested and 258 of them came out positive.

    Meanwhile, the total number of active cases in the state rose to 1,807 while 188 patients recovered. Hamirpur reported the highest number of 57 cases, followed by Kangra (56), Mandi (54) and Shimla (26). The Central Government has expressed concern over the rise in Covid cases in Himachal with five districts indicating a positivity rate of more than 5 per cent.