The Kurukshetra Police have arrested two men in connection with a cyber fraud case in which a couple was allegedly cheated of Rs50.65 lakh through a fake stock market investment scheme.
The accused, Girish Pawar and Dhruv Kumar, residents of Chhattisgarh, were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
According to a police spokesperson, the complainant, a resident of Vashishth Colony, saw an advertisement about trading and investment on her mobile phone. After responding to the ad, she received a WhatsApp call from the accused, who convinced her to invest in the stock market.
“The couple was lured with promises of higher profits, leading them to invest more money. Eventually, they realized they had been cheated and filed a complaint at the Cyber Crime Police Station,” said the spokesperson.
During the investigation, Rs14.88 lakh of the defrauded amount were frozen and returned to the complainant. The inquiry revealed that Rs16.30 lakh had been transferred into Girish Pawar’s account, which he provided to the cyber fraudsters in exchange for a commission.
Authorities found that Pawar’s accounts were used in 113 cyber fraud complaints nationwide, including transactions totaling Rs5–6 crore in May alone, earning him a commission of Rs6.50 lakh.
The police confirmed that the accused have been sent to jail after being presented in court. Further investigations are ongoing to identify other victims and trace the funds.
