The Pune city cyber police have dismantled a local network involved in an online share market fraud after arresting five men—including two Nepal nationals—from Shivajinagar, Dhayari, and Sinhagad Road areas over the last ten days.
The arrested suspects are Aniket Prashant Bhadle (27) of Shivajinagar, Sagar Machhindra Gaikwad (26) of Sinhagad Road, Shivtej Ashokrao Gunjkar (33) of Ambegaon Pathar, along with Nepali nationals Norbu Sherpa (28) and Ang Nuri Sherpa (21).
Led by Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Pankaj Deshmukh and Inspectors Swapnali Shinde and Sangeeta Devkate, the police made their first arrest on June 22, followed by the others shortly after. The two Nepali nationals were apprehended from a hotel room near Navale Bridge.
Police revealed that the prime suspects—a man and a woman—are still absconding. Operating from an office on Sinhagad Road and a scrap company in Shivane, the duo ran eight different companies and managed over 20 current bank accounts on commission from multiple people, officials said.
The case traces back to an FIR filed on April 19 when a 60-year-old retired individual was defrauded of Rs60.20 lakh by online fraudsters promising high returns on share market investments.
The police continue their investigation and are searching for the prime suspects.
