Cyber Crime (South) police have arrested five individuals, including four Nepalese nationals, for allegedly cheating people through WhatsApp groups and fake trading applications by promising high returns on stock market and IPO investments.
The arrested accused have been identified as Sher Bahadur Karki, Milan Thapa, Yanjay Ray, and Manish, all residents of Nepal, and Virendra Pal Singh, a resident of Patiala in Punjab. They were apprehended from Rajendra Park in Gurugram, where police seized seven mobile phones, 20 ATM cards, 18 cheque books, and four bank passbooks.
Police said the case was registered on November 1 following a complaint from a victim who was duped via WhatsApp groups and fraudulent mobile applications offering assured profits.
According to police spokesperson Sandeep Kumar, around Rs2 lakh from the cheated amount was routed into a bank account belonging to a firm named Tara Logistics Private Limited. The account was fraudulently opened by Milan and Sher and later sold to Manish for Rs5,000. Manish then sold the account to Virendra for a 5% commission, who further passed it on to another individual for a 2% commission.
Further investigation is underway to trace additional money trails and identify other members involved in the cyber fraud network.
