PIONEEREDGE NEWS SERVICE | Dehradun
Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) arrested a man Ajay Kumar Tripathi (28) on charges of scamming a Dehradun resident of Rs 44.5 lakh through a fake investment scheme. He is allegedly linked with criminal groups in Cambodia and Thailand. In a Press conference held on Friday, the senior superintendent of police of STF Navneet Singh Bhullar said that the accused lured a senior citizen into joining a WhatsApp group named 11-Start up Multiple Growth VIP Group through a Facebook link.
The group, claiming to be linked to Abhinandan Stock Broking Pvt Ltd / ASB Invest & Grow, persuaded the victim to download a mobile application called ASBPL from Google Play Store. Between June 10 and August 5, 2025, the victim transferred Rs 44.5 lakh to different bank accounts on the promise of profits in share trading and IPO/FPO schemes, as per SSP. He stated that based on the complaint, Cyber Crime Police Station Dehradun registered a case under sections 318(4), 61(2) BNS and 66D IT Act.
He stated that the investigation team analysed phone numbers, bank accounts, WhatsApp and Messenger chats and coordinated with telecom companies, banks and Meta to identify suspects. Following raids, police arrested Tripathi from Ghaziabad on Thursday. Bhullar said that they also recovered five cheque books linked to different accounts, three stamps of organisations, three PAN cards with false details, two Aadhaar cards showing different addresses, a YES Bank debit card, three company flex banners, one mobile phone with SIM, two additional SIM cards and three trust deeds. “We found that Tripathi operated a bank account under the name Shree Shiv Shyam Sewa Trust, which was used in multiple cybercrime and fraud cases.
He created fake IDs and companies to open accounts and evade arrest by frequently changing locations. His Telegram chats revealed links with groups in Cambodia and Thailand. He is also connected to a Rs 59 lakh fraud case registered in Hyderabad and another case in Uttar Pradesh. The investigation is ongoing,” he added.
