5 held for cyber fraud case
With the arrest of five persons, the Sonepat police claimed to have solved a cyber fraud case registered in February this year. The gang members duped a Kundli woman of Rs 7.10 lakh through Facebook in lieu of investment in share market.
Preeti, in her complaint to the cyber police cell, on February 19 said that she joined a Facebook group, in which they gave a link for investment. They lured her saying that her investment money would become five times more within three months.
Following the link, she invested Rs 7.10 lakh through the link. After some days, the value of her investment increased. She tried to withdraw the money but they said that she could withdraw only 20 per cent of her investment.
Later, it came to her knowledge that they duped her of Rs 7.10 lakh. Following her complaint, the Cyber Cell police registered a case and began a probe in the matter.
Prabeena P, DCP, East and Cyber, said cyber incharge Inspector Basant Kumar and his team succeeded in arresting five cyber criminals from Chirava in Bhilwara of Rajasthan and Ghaziabad.
The team also recovered Rs 1.25 lakh from the accused.
The accused arrested have been identified as Sachin of Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan who is presently living in Ghaziabad of UP, Pradeep, alias Sonu, and Rahees of Jhunjhunu; Gopal and Sohan Lal of Bhilwara in Rajasthan.
The police produced them in court and interrogated them on police remand. During investigation, it was revealed that the accused were involved in many cyber crimes and they were duping people by sending links of part time jobs, online trading, investment in stock market on WhatsApp or Telegram.
