Cheating cases in city

SHILLONG: One person from NEHU Campus has been allegedly duped of Rs. 9,96,000.
Yogendra Kumar of NEHU Campus, Mawlai, lodged a complaint that unknown persons claiming themselves to be from IRDA, Hyderabad and IGMS, Delhi, fraudulently persuaded him to deposit Rs. 9,96,000 through NEFT/ RTGS for closing his HDFC Life Insurance Policy.
In another incident, a resident of the city was duped of USD 3,200.
One Shiv Tharad Marbaniang lodged a complaint that on March 23, 2015 he made an online purchase order for 100 electric grass cutting machines from M/s Ouanzhou Deli Agriculture & Forestry Machinery Co. Ltd., Xiamen Fujiat Province, China.
He deposited USD 3,200 but never heard anything from the company again.