Five arrested for Rs 56L investment fraud

The Cyber Crime Cell of the UT police has arrested five persons from Rajasthan for duping a city resident of Rs 56.26 lakh in an online investment fraud.

The scam involved a fake stock trading platform namely “IBKR (Interactive Broker)”.

Ashok Kumar, a resident of Sector 35, had stated that he was lured into transferring large sums to various bank accounts by the fraudster who promised high returns. After the transactions were complete, he was blocked from all communication platforms, including WhatsApp groups, by the fraudsters.

Those arrested have been identified as Mukesh Kumar Gujar, a resident of Jaipur, Rajasthan; Ramji Lal Meena of Jaipur, Vijay Kumar Yogi, Aditya Kumar Jain, and Tanishq Marmat, alias Honey, who were nabbed from Sawai Madhopur.

The investigators revealed that this group was part of a pan-India cybercrime syndicate with links not only to criminals in Rajasthan and Gujarat but also Dubai. One of their associates, Roopresh Sharma, was previously arrested by the Rajkot Cyber Crime Police in Gujarat.

Their accomplices, including Sahil and Gokul of Sawai Madhopur, are absconding.

The mobile phones recovered from the accused are being examined for additional evidence.

The police have warned residents against falling for unsolicited messages or links promising lucrative returns, and advised them to verify the authenticity of trading platforms through official SEBI or government channels.