PNS | DEHRADUN
Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) arrested two men from Hyderabad for their alleged involvement in duping a Rajpur Road resident in Dehradun of Rs 2.81 crore, the deputy superintendent of police of the cyber crime police station of STF, Ankush Mishra said. He informed that the police received a complaint in September 2024 according to which, the victim was contacted through multiple phone numbers by individuals who introduced themselves as acquaintances. The victim was then added to a WhatsApp group where he was encouraged to invest in stock trading with promises of high returns. Gradually, the victim was persuaded to invest through a provided link and app. The fraudsters obtained copies of his Aadhaar and PAN cards and created an account on the website in his name, assuring him that all profits will be credited there, the DSP said.
He stated that after seeing significant profits displayed in his account, the victim invested more money. However, when he attempted to withdraw his funds, he was told that his account had gone into a negative balance. He was then asked to deposit additional money to rectify the situation. After the victim refused, the scammers also refused to return the invested amount Rs 2.81 crore, Mishra said. He informed that the police team sought information from banks and service providers and found that the fraudulently acquired money had been transferred to multiple bank accounts which were linked to mobile numbers obtained using fake identities.
Mishra said, “During the investigation, the police team conducted a search for over seven days in Hyderabad. The suspects frequently changed their locations to evade arrest but were finally apprehended on Wednesday. The accused were identified as Syed Mannan (42) a resident of Muradnagar, Hyderabad and Syed Azhar Hussain (31) from Golconda, Hyderabad. Multiple cases registered against them under various cybercrime laws in several states. The police recovered three mobile phones, four ATM cards and one credit card from them.” He stated that the STF is working to identify other members of their network.
