Gurugram police nab two in WhatsApp trading scam

The Gurugram police have arrested two accused, including a former bank manager, in a case of cheating by luring people into investing in stock trading through a WhatsApp group. The police have seized two mobile phones from the accused, which were used in the crime.

A senior police officer stated that the police have so far arrested a total of 33 bank employees involved in cyber fraud cases.

According to the police, a complaint was received at the Cyber Crime Police Station in Manesar regarding the cheating of people by enticing them with promises of good profits through stock trading in WhatsApp groups. An FIR was registered and a team from the cyber police arrested two accused from Agra in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday.

The arrested accused have been identified as Ayush Kumar, a resident of Kamla Nagar, Agra, and Vivek Pathak, a resident of RF Residency in Agra.

“During interrogation, the accused revealed that out of the defrauded amount, Rs 25 lakh was transferred to the bank account of accused Vivek Pathak. Pathak had sold this bank account to his accomplice Ayush, in return for which Pathak used to take a two per cent commission from accused Ayush on the amount transferred to the bank account. Ayush, a former manager of a private bank, also had sold his bank account to another and got a four per cent commission from him. We are questioning the accused,” said Priyanshu Dewan, ACP Cyber.