PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE /Dehradun
The Special Task Force (STF) arrested a man from Punjab in connection with a Rs 55.50 lakh cyber fraud case, officials said on Tuesday. The accused was allegedly part of a group that cheated a Dehradun resident by posing as Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered investment advisers.
The accused was identified as Sukhveer Singh alias Sukku, a resident of Fazilka district in Punjab. The STF arrested him from the Fazilka area after tracing the money transferred during the fraud.
According to the police, the complainant, Chunni Lal Agnihotri of Panditwadi, was added to a WhatsApp group named “SBSBL Community / VIP Community.” The fraudsters allegedly introduced themselves as SEBI-registered advisers and offered fake trading classes. They also showed fake demat accounts and CDSL/NSDL documents to gain the victim’s trust.
The victim was allegedly asked to deposit money into different bank accounts on different dates. He eventually lost Rs 55.50 lakh in the fraud.
The STF said that Rs six lakh of the cheated money was deposited into Sukhveer’s bank account. Investigators also found six other cybercrime complaints linked to his account.
A case was registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station, Dehradun, under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the BNS and Section 66(D) of the IT Act. The STF said that report financial cyber fraud immediately by calling 1930.
