P Chandrasekhar (51) and Swapna (42) have been untraceable since they left home. HYDERABAD: The probe into a missing couple who allegedly left their home for Switzerland on June 22 has taken an intriguing turn with Cherlapally police discovering that the two collected several crores of rupees from multiple investors, to run a chit fund,…
Noida: Two residents allegedly lost Rs 43 lakh after being lured with promises of high returns through investments made through WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Police said the accused initially transferred small profits to win the victims’ confidence before convincing them to invest large sums and eventually cheating them.In the first case, a man alleged that…
Surat: In a case underscoring the pitfalls of unregulated investment schemes, Utran police booked five persons for allegedly duping multiple investors of Rs 1.93 crore with promises of doubling their investments in 33 months and offering property as security before shutting shop and disappearing.Police named Manoj Hirpara, Rasmita Hirpara, Jaydeep Hirpara, Savan Savaliya and Rutvik…
Varanasi: Under Operation Mule Strike, cyber crime cell and four police stations including Bhelupur, Sigra, Chetganj and Cholapur registered cases against six mule account holders.ACP (cyber crime/Sarnath) Vidush Saxena said on Saturday that with progress in investigation of 51 complaints registered on the NCRP portal, it came to light that the mule accounts were used…
Pune: Online fraudsters allegedly cheated a 53-year-old shopkeeper from Katraj of Rs 63.85 lakh by luring him with promises of high returns through online share trading.According to Pune Cyber police, the fraud took place between March and May this year. The victim submitted a complaint in May, following which the police verified the allegations and…
Panaji: The cybercrime cell of Goa police has arrested a 33-year-old Bengaluru-based businessman for allegedly cheating a 45-year-old housewife from Margao of over Rs 33 lakh by luring her with promises of high returns through a fake share trading investment scheme.The cybercrime police station registered an FIR based on a complaint filed by the victim,…
Ajmer: A 65-year-old retired bank officer and chartered accountant was allegedly duped of Rs 75.36 lakh by cyber fraudsters who lured him with a part-time job and later trapped him in a fake cryptocurrency trading scheme.According to police, the victim, who had retired from service, was added to a WhatsApp group named SFA8 on June…
Nagpur: Mankapur Police have registered a case of cheating against a couple and their accomplice for allegedly defrauding a 69-year-old retired clerk of 23 lakh from the Aurangabad Rural SP office. Accused are Sameer Iqbal Abdul Hamid, his wife Sultana Sameer Iqbal and Ankit Ingale.Bhagwan Mahamuni of Padmavati Nagar, Godhani Railway, appointed Sameer, a relationship…
Ahmedabad: A 35-year-old personal trainer at a gym was duped of Rs 1.5 lakh after being lured with a promise of a 2% monthly return on his investment and an assurance that the amount would be repaid by June this year.Anandnagar Police on Thursday registered a case following a complaint filed by the trainer against…
Cyber police station in Ranchi Ranchi: As many as 6,610 complaints related to cyber fraud amounting to Rs 74.59 crore were received in the first three months of the year, according to data from state CID.Data further revealed that so far, police have frozen Rs 14.52 crore in various bank accounts in order to return…
