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Crime
Himachal Resident Arrested in Ludhiana Over ₹60 Lakh Fraud Linked to Panchkula Trader
✍️ Amar Ujala · Ludhiana
🗓 22 Sep 2026, 09:31 PM
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A Himachal Pradesh resident was taken into custody in Ludhiana for allegedly cheating a Panchkula trader of ₹60 lakh through a bogus agricultural‑product transaction.
The Economic Offences Wing of the Punjab Police arrested a man from Himachal Pradesh in Ludhiana on suspicion of orchestrating a ₹60 lakh fraud. According to the investigation, the accused approached a trader from Panchkula, promising to supply agricultural produce at a lucrative rate, but failed to deliver the goods and kept the advance payment.
Police officials said the fraud was uncovered after the Panchkula trader filed a complaint, prompting a coordinated operation that led to the suspect's detention at the Ludhiana police station. The Economic Offences Wing has seized documents and electronic devices from the accused to trace the flow of funds.
The case is being treated as a serious economic offence, and the investigation remains ongoing. Authorities have warned that similar fraudulent schemes targeting traders in the agricultural sector will be pursued rigorously.
Police officials said the fraud was uncovered after the Panchkula trader filed a complaint, prompting a coordinated operation that led to the suspect's detention at the Ludhiana police station. The Economic Offences Wing has seized documents and electronic devices from the accused to trace the flow of funds.
The case is being treated as a serious economic offence, and the investigation remains ongoing. Authorities have warned that similar fraudulent schemes targeting traders in the agricultural sector will be pursued rigorously.