In a major breakthrough, the police have arrested 16 individuals across multiple cities, including Bengaluru, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Delhi, Faridabad, Lucknow, and Gurgaon, in connection with a fraudulent scheme that duped a chartered accountant’s daughter from Faridabad of Rs 7.6 crore. The scam was carried out under the guise of stock market investments promoted through Facebook links.
The victim, who had been trading in the stock market for two years and worked alongside her father in a management company, received an enticing link on Facebook on January 4. The link led her to a WhatsApp group called “ICICI IR TEAM (57),” where members appeared to be generating impressive profits. Motivated by their apparent success, the victim decided to invest her own money.