Cyber fraud: Rohtak man duped of Rs 58 lakh

Tribune News Service

Rohtak, February 14

Vikash, a government official, has allegedly been duped of Rs 58.6 lakh by cyber criminals on the pretext of getting his money invested in the share market.

In a complaint lodged with the police, Vikash has stated that he saw a video on YouTube regarding investment of money in the share market a few months ago.

“I joined a WhatsApp group with a link shown on the video. Then, I downloaded an app suggested by the group administrator. I kept on sending money to the bank accounts sent to me through the app for investing the same in the share market,” he stated. Vikash said the amount paid by him was being reflected on the app, and he got WhatsApp messages regarding the shares purchased by him. He paid an amount of Rs 58.6 lakh for investment through online transactions in this manner.

“However, when I tried to withdraw some amount from the App account, I was told to deposit 20 per cent of the profit earned by me. On making some enquiries, I realised that they had duped me of Rs 58.6 lakh,” he said. On the basis of his complaint, a case has been registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120-B of the IPC at the Cyber Police Station in Rohtak.

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