Retired railway employee duped of Rs 35 lakh by fake company

A retired railway employee and his son were allegedly duped of Rs 35 lakh by a Delhi-based company on the pretext of opening a petrol pump here.
Shiv Lal Verma, a retired railway employee and resident of Khadepur was duped of Rs 35 lakh by a Delhi-based private company after his son, Atul contacted them for setting up a petrol pump following an advertisement in the newspaper, police said.
The company allegedly demanded an advance of 10 per cent of the total amount and an additional Rs 35 lakh for setting a tyre showroom and service centre, they said.
The accused also made the victims open four accounts in different banks and withdrew Rs 35 lakh through net banking after the victims shared the passwords with the company.

However, when the father-son duo contacted the company officials few days after the transaction, their mobiles phones were found to be switched off, police said.
An FIR has been registered in connection with the case under the Naubasta police station, they said.
We are looking into the papers provided by the company to the victims as well as the mobile numbers, police added.