# Haryana businessman duped of Rs 2.9 crore with fake govt post promise 2026-08-15T23:49:21+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A Haryana businessman was allegedly cheated of Rs 2.9 crore by six people who promised him a chairperson post in a fake government council. Police registered an FIR at Chanakyapuri police station on August 13 based on his complaint. The complainant, who manufactures Ayurvedic medicines, was introduced to the suspects through an acquaintance who told him about a newly formed environment safety council. An interview was arranged in a five-star hotel in Chanakyapuri, where two men posing as officials claimed the post came with a Rs 500 crore plantation budget, a government vehicle, security, salary, and accommodation. The businessman borrowed money and took a bank loan against his house to pay the suspects, who gave him an appointment letter. The fraud unravelled when the complainant verified the document and filed an RTI application, learning no such council existed and that a prior FIR had already been lodged. Police are investigating the case. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Chanakyapuri police station, Haryana, Sonipat Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/haryana-businessman-duped-of-rs-2-9-crore-with-fake-govt-post-promise/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/haryana-businessman-duped-of-rs-2-9-crore-with-fake-govt-post-promise/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/