Three held for duping man of Rs 1.23 crore

The Cyber Police Station team of Rohtak police has solved the case of cheating of Rs 1.23 crore by luring a man in the name of investing money in the share market for handsome returns with the arrest of three accused.

The accused were produced in a local court, which remanded them in police custody.

The SHO of Cyber Police Station, Inspector Mahesh Kumar, said Delhi resident Sudhir, who works with a company at Kharawar village of Rohtak district, lodged a complaint, on the basis of which a case was registered.

Sudhir got a message to invest money in the share market. Sudhir got convinced and started investing money as per their instructions.

He transferred an amount of Rs 1.23 crore to different accounts online, but was not able to withdraw his own money when required. Hence, he lodged a complaint with the police.

The police registered an FIR and started investigating the matter. Amaan, Naeem and Shahir of Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh have been arrested in connection with the case.

An amount of Rs 57,500 and a mobile phone used in the crime have been seized from the possession of the accused. Accused Naeem and Shahir used to operate WhatsApp from foreign mobile numbers.

Four other accused have been previously arrested in the case.