3 cyber fraudsters held from Rajasthan

Chandigarh, August 12

The UT police have arrested three fraudsters for duping a city resident of over Rs 3 crore on the pretext of investment in stocks.

The suspects have been identified as Mahesh Jangid (24), Vishal Gaur (25) and Hemant Parjapati (26), all residents of Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

Complainant Surinder Kumar Thakur, a Sector 49 resident, had reported that he had joined a WhatsApp group. The accused induced the complainant to invest in the stock market online and subsequently cheated him out of Rs 3.66 crore.

The police said a case was registered in May this year and a team of cybercrime investigation cell traced the suspects and conducted a raid in Jodhpur leading to their arrest. The police said Mahesh opened the bank account on the directions of Vishal, in which the ill-gotten amount was credited. Mahesh used to withdraw the money and got 20% cut out of it. Police investigation revealed that Hemant used to invest the money in cryptocurrency.