Duped of Rs 8 crore in cyber fraud, ex-IPS shoots self

PATIALA, Dec 22: Former IPS officer Amar Singh Chahal allegedly shot himself with the rifle of his security guard and in a purported note, he claimed that he had been duped of Rs 8.10 crore by cyber thugs who posed as wealth management advisors.Chahal, the former Punjab Inspector General of Police, was shifted to the hospital in a critical condition.Chalal was one of the accused in the 2015 police firing cases related to anti-sacrilege protests in Faridkot.A note has been recovered from the scene, which shows that he was a victim of some financial fraud.In his 12-page note addressed to DGP Gaurav Yadav, Chahal alleged that fraudsters operated through WhatsApp and Telegram groups under the name ‘F-777 DBS Wealth Equity Research Group’, falsely claiming links with the DBS Bank. (PTI)