Mumbai, Jul 17 (PTI) Four persons were arrested for allegedly duping a senior citizen of Rs 60 lakh after promising him high returns on share market investment, a police official said on Thursday.
The accused are connected with a pan-India cyber fraud network, and have duped people in Maharashtra, Gujarat, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi, the official said.
“As per the senior citizen’s complaint, he was approached by some persons via Whatsapp call asking him to invest in stock market schemes. He was cheated of Rs 60 lakh. The money trail led to two Gujarat-based firms whose accounts were used for this online cheating. Based on this, four persons connected to the fraudulent network were apprehended,” the official said.
“We have seized four mobile phones, seven SIM cards, and 12 bank accounts used in the fraud. Some 34 cyber fraud complaints related to this case have been registered across India via the national cybercrime portal (1930). Further probe is underway to nab more persons involved in the scam,” he added. PTI DC BNM
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