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Dehradun, 28 September (HS). Uttarakhand STF has busted a cyber fraud in the name of investment worth about five crores. Cyber Police Station Kumaon Zone Police has arrested the mastermind of cyber fraud from Tughlakabad South Delhi. The accused used to commit cyber fraud by luring more profits by investing in online trading-IPO by sending links on WhatsApp. It is alleged that he had duped a youth of Nainital of Rs 65 lakh by pretending to be a representative of Barclays SIL.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) STF Navneet Singh said on Saturday that the victim, a resident of Nainital, had filed a case in the month of August last. According to the case, the victim was linked to the WhatsApp group Barclays SIL (Securities India Limited). chatting online stock market
They were instigated to buy and sell shares by luring them with the lure of earning money. After this, approximately Rs 64.59 lakh was fraudulently deposited in various bank accounts for online trading.
After the case was registered, Senior Superintendent of Police STF gave guidelines to crack the case. After investigation, cyber crime police arrested the mastermind and main accused Balbir Singh Negi, son of Hari Singh Negi, resident of village and post nail police station Gairsain district Chamoli hall address house number 68B Rohila Bila Ambedkar Nagar Bijwasan police station Kapashera South West New Delhi from South West New Delhi. Took. Police also confiscated his mobile phone, Aadhar card and PAN card. According to the police, evidence of other cyber crimes has been found on his phone through WhatsApp. During investigation, transactions worth Rs 2.34 crore in his UCO Bank account in the last seven months have come to light. The total suspected fraud in various bank accounts is around Rs 5 crore.
14 cyber crime complaints registered in many states of the country
Transactions worth crores of rupees have come to light in the bank accounts used by the accused for cyber crimes. Investigation has revealed that a total of 14 cyber crimes complaints have been registered against the bank account of the accused in several states of the country. Cyber Police is contacting police of other states for information regarding complaints received from various states across the country.
