Foreign national in Phagwara booked for ‘online financial fraud’

A foreign national has been booked by the district police in Phagwara for allegedly operating an online financial fraud scheme from a paying guest (PG) accommodation near Law Gate.

The FIR, filed by Inspector Amandeep Kaur of the Cyber Cell in Kapurthala, reveals that Deserve Gwetsayi, a Zimbabwean national residing at Royal Stay-2 PG, Law Gate, Phagwara, is accused of being involved in fraudulent online activities. Gwetsayi, daughter of Urayayi Freddy from Gweru, Zimbabwe, is believed to have been conducting financial scams with the help of associates. The complaint alleges that the accused used a Canara Bank account (No. 112000738473) at the Sugar Mill Chowk branch in Phagwara to transfer money obtained through fraudulent means. Investigators also discovered that additional bank accounts were opened by Gwetsayi and her accomplices to facilitate these transactions.

Preliminary checks conducted on the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal (NCRP) indicate that the Canara Bank account in question has been flagged in connection with at least 14 complaints of online financial fraud filed across various states.

Authorities have stated that timely intervention could lead to the arrest of Gwetsayi and her associates. The police are actively investigating the case.