Cyber police of Puducherry warns public on online sale of crackers
The Hindu
Cyber police of Puducherry warns public on online sale of crackers
The Police in Puducherry have warned the public to beware of fraudsters offering online sale of crackers during Deepavali festival.
B. C. Keerthi, Inspector, Cyber Wing, in a statement said advertisements are appearing on online platforms offering sale of crackers from Sivakasi.
“Around 13 people in Puducherry have lost their money in the recent days. People who have made payments later found the advertisements to be fake,” he said.
People have made payments in the range of ₹1,000 to ₹2,000, he said adding that police inquiries revealed such online offers are intended to cheat the public.
While residents are worried over deaths due to diarrhoea in Vijayawada, officials still grapple to find the root cause. Contaminated drinking water supplied by VMC officials is the reason, insist people in the affected areas, but officials insist that efforts are on to identify the disease and that those with symptoms other than diarrhoea too are visiting the health camps.