Delhi Police arrests a fraudster from Haryana who duped people in like and share fraud case
Telegram channels run by these fraudsters had led to the filing of around 85 cyber fraud complaints from 23 states
New Delhi, February 17
The Delhi Police have arrested a cyber fraudster from Sirsa in Haryana for allegedly duping people via an online “like and share” scheme.
The police identified the accused as Raj Kumar, who was arrested on February 6.
During the investigation, it came to light that Telegram channels run by these fraudsters had led to the filing of around 85 cyber fraud complaints from 23 states.
The matter came to light when a complaint was registered at Dwarka’s Cyber Crime police station on December 9, 2023. The complainant was offered a part-time job involving liking and sharing online channels, with promises of commission and high returns. After gaining the complainant’s trust, the fraudsters asked him to invest in packages and assured him that they would provide high returns. The complainant invested Rs 3.3 lakh.
Following this, the cheaters switched off their cellphones, deleted the investment groups from Telegram and did not return the money or the promised high returns to the complainant, police added.
The officials added that the bank account of the accused was traced back to where the complainant’s money had been deposited. Raj Kumar was found to have used a current bank account in IndusInd Bank to receive the defrauded funds. Further scrutiny of the account revealed suspicious transactions amounting to around Rs 1.4 crores.
