Mumbai Police have arrested three individuals for assisting cyber fraudsters in defrauding a share trading professional of over Rs 61 lakh. The fraudsters had promised high returns on investments, and the trio facilitated the crime by providing their bank accounts to the criminals, who used these accounts to park the stolen money, an official reported on Tuesday.
The arrested suspects were identified as Lachen Shopie, Bhimbahadur Pradhan, and Ramesh Kumar Abhimanyu. They were apprehended by the North Regional Cyber Police, who uncovered the racket through investigation and technical surveillance.
The victim, Sunilkumar Sajjankumar Mishra, a 51-year-old man, was added to a WhatsApp group last year. The group, posing as a share market coaching platform, lured Mishra into investing Rs 61.31 lakh with promises of a 30% return. However, when Mishra tried to withdraw his investment, he was told a 21% tax payment was required. Sensing something amiss, Mishra refused to pay the tax, but his funds were never returned.
Upon further investigation, the police identified and detained the three suspects. They suspect that this may be part of a larger network of cyber criminals involved in similar investment fraud schemes.
