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Amritsar: Devotees visiting the Golden Temple are being duped in the name of online Sarai booking. This fraud is happening online. Fake web portals with pictures of the Golden Temple and the Sarai run by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) are active on the Internet. After receiving complaints, now the SGPC has also issued a notice on its portal.
Let us tell you that through the fake portal, the fraudsters used to ask for an initial payment between Rs 850 and Rs 4200 through online wallet / QR code. Their phone numbers are switched off as soon as the payment is made.
A man from Amritsar wanted to book a room in the SGPC-run Saragarhi Niwas located on Heritage Street for his guests planning to visit the Golden Temple. When he searched, the search engine first got information about the website saragahisaihotel.com, which is still active. As soon as he made the booking, Rs 3200 was deducted from his account.
SGPC also complained to the police
After receiving continuous complaints of fraud, the SGPC has brought the matter to the notice of the Amritsar police. SGPC Manager (Sarai) Gurpreet Singh said that this is not the only case. At least 8-10 cases have come to light. In which devotees have been looted online through fake websites. On May 31, we also received a similar complaint from a person from Jaipur. He was also cheated through a fake portal.
SGPC issued notice
The SGPC has posted a notice on its official website www.sgpcrai.com to alert devotees against fraudulent sites. SGPC officials say that booking is done only through their official website, which issues a receipt after payment. The donation for different sarais is only between Rs 500 and Rs 1,100. We never ask for any payment through QR code or online transaction link from any other platform.
Network running from Ayodhya
SGPC officials said that their investigation has revealed the location of the website operation with the help of the IT team. The web portal is being run somewhere from Ayodhya. As soon as someone dials the given number, they never pick up but only reply through WhatsApp call or chat. After gaining the trust of the caller, a QR code or online payment link is sent to grab the money.
