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The Karnataka Upalokayukta has filed a ailment alleging that helium was cheated successful an online buying fraud aft receiving a parcel containing aged apparel alternatively of the battalion of razor blades helium had purchased.
According to the complaint, Justice K.N. Phaneendra had ordered from an online selling institution connected February 4, 2026. On February 9, a idiosyncratic identifying himself arsenic Vijay and claiming to beryllium from Shadowfax Logistics contacted the complainant regarding the delivery
As the complainant was astatine his bureau astatine the time, helium asked the transportation enforcement to present the parcel to his residence. The transportation was made to his location address, and a currency outgo of ₹699 was collected.
Later, successful the evening, erstwhile the complainant returned location and opened the package, helium was shocked to find a brace of aged apparel wrong alternatively of the razor helium had ordered. He instantly contacted the transportation agent, Vijay, who reportedly denied work and advised him to interaction the online buying company, stating that the logistics steadfast was not connected to the contents of the parcel.
Alleging that helium has been cheated by the online selling institution and the logistics work progressive successful delivery, the complainant has approached the constabulary seeking ineligible enactment and betterment of his money.
Based connected the complaint, the Central cyber cime constabulary connected Wednesday (February 11, 2026) registered an FIR against Vijay charging him nether cheating by impersonation and 318(4) (cheating and dishonestly inducing different to present property) of the BNS for further investigation.
