Bhathu Basti Resident Duped in On-line Funding Rip-off

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 21 February 2025

A resident of Bhathu Basti has fallen sufferer to a web based funding fraud after being lured right into a rip-off promising excessive returns within the share market. The sufferer, who has filed a grievance with the Cyber Crime Police, misplaced ₹50,000 to fraudsters working via a global cellphone quantity.

According to the grievance, the sufferer acquired a WhatsApp name on February 15, 2025, from a person figuring out himself as Sanjay Kumar, who claimed to be an funding advisor. The fraudster satisfied him to spend money on a web based buying and selling scheme, assuring profitable each day earnings. Trusting the assurances, the sufferer transferred ₹50,000 to a checking account supplied by the scammer.

However, quickly after the transaction, the alleged fraudster turned unresponsive, and his cellphone remained switched off. Realizing he had been duped, the sufferer approached the Cyber Crime Police, looking for motion in opposition to the perpetrators. The FIR has been registered below Sections 318(4) & 319(2) of the BNS,2023.

The complainant has demanded an investigation into the matter, together with efforts to hint the financial institution accounts and cell numbers used within the rip-off. 

Citizens ought to train warning whereas making on-line investments and confirm the authenticity of monetary advisors earlier than transferring cash.