After becoming friends through WhatsApp chat, a father-daughter duo Odisha Cheated two lakh fifteen thousand rupees from a woman named Merkha Surin, resident of Kansbahal. After the complaint was lodged, the police is busy investigating. According to the information, on September 11, Merkha Surin, who runs a beauty parlor in Kansbahal of Rajgangpur block, chatted with the father-daughter duo on number 447443085034. Which later turned into a deep friendship. The young man told his name as Dr. Alex Philip and his daughter’s name as Nancy. Said he lives in England. Within a few days they became close friends. The alleged father-daughter duo told Merkha that they were coming to India. Also sent a ticket for 23rd September on WhatsApp. He took the complete address from Merkha and asked him to keep his mobile on, so that he could talk to her after reaching Delhi. Trusting him, Merkha gave her address and complete information about how to reach his house from Delhi via Jharsuguda.
