A Bengaluru software engineer’s excitement turned to shock when he received a piece of tile instead of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 phone he ordered online for Rs 1.86 lakh.
The incident was reported on October 19 but came to light on Thursday. The victim, Premanand, 43, had ordered the premium smartphone from the Amazon shopping portal on October 14.
According to the First Information Report, Premanand had wisely recorded the unboxing. The victim filed a complaint with the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) before approaching the police the same day.
He contacted the Kumaraswamy Layout police and filed a complaint. The police have registered a case under Section 66 (d) (cheating by personation) of the Information Technology Act and Sections 318 (4) (cheating involving valuable security or property) and 319 (2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
In the second week of October, the Gurugram police arrested four persons who were allegedly involved in stealing Bengaluru-bound Amazon orders.