Lucknow: Fraudsters have defrauded a reputed doctor of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, of more than Rs 2 crore. After being cheated by fraudsters, the Padma Shri awarded doctor has lodged a complaint in the cyber cell. The doctor said in his complaint, ‘I became a member of a wealth management firm after seeing its advertisement. They asked me to deposit money and later showed the profits on their website again and again. The account was showing profit. He asked me to deposit more money. When this amount reached Rs 2.27 crore, I asked to withdraw the money.
Doctor lodged complaint in Delhi
The doctor further said, ‘When asked to withdraw the money, he asked to deposit more money as commission. When they insisted on commission, I asked them to take a cut from my profit, but they refused. Realizing fraud, I lodged a complaint. According to reports, the doctor has lodged a complaint with the Delhi Cyber Cell in New Delhi. Let us tell you that last month a similar news had come from Mumbai, in which a businessman was defrauded of Rs 3.61 crore.
All transactions took place last year
In the news from Mumbai, an official had said that the cyber police had ‘frozen’ most of the money in this case and had banned transactions in 330 bank accounts. The official had said that the alleged transactions took place between May 20, 2023 and October 7, 2023. The elderly businessman was contacted online by three people, including two women, who convinced him to invest with the promise of huge profits. The victim had invested Rs 3.61 crore but when he did not get any return on the investment, he approached the West Region Cyber Police station of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and lodged a complaint.
An accused was arrested in Mumbai
During the investigation, the name of textile unit owner Ketab Ali Kabil Biswas came to light and he was arrested on charges of cheating and forgery under the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act. The officer had said, ‘During the investigation, the cyber police also froze an amount of Rs 2.20 crore sent to two bank accounts. Prima facie, transactions from 330 bank accounts used by the fraudsters have also been frozen. (Language)
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