Delhi: Retired govt official duped while selling furniture online

NEW DELHI: A retired additional secretary of Government of India was duped of money while trying to sell old furniture online. No one was arrested in the case.
A senior police officer from South West district confirmed the incident and said they have registered a case and an investigation was going on.
As per investigators, a complaint was received on September 19 from the retired officer.“The complainant had posted an advertisement on an online marketplace. A person, who claimed to be a furniture dealer, contacted him and pretended to be a serious buyer. He offered to make the payment through online wallets,” an investigator said.
“On Sunday, he called and told me that he was taking help from one Vishalbhai Valjibhai, a money transfer person, for transferring money to my account. While talking to Vishal, I connected to my online wallet account and noticed that Rs 70,000 was debited from my bank account,” the complainant told police.
The complainant informed Vishal about the debited money. In reply, he said that the amount did not get credited to his account. “He also shared a screenshot of his account balance, which had no details of his account number. When I again complained about debit, this person assured me that the money will be returned to my account,” the complainant added. During investigation, a case under sections 420 IPC was registered at Sarojini Nagar police station.