The Western Regional Cyber Police has arrested a man for allegedly duping a shipping company captain of INR 37 lakh through a forex trading app. The arrested person has been identified as Satish Gupta. Out of the total amount of fraud, INR 27 lakh was deposited in Gupta's bank account.
The complainant used to work as a captain in a shipping company. In the month of September, he received a phone call on his mobile. The caller identified him as Rahul Sharma. He was told that if he invests in Forex through their company, he will get a 300 dollar bonus and profit ranging from 50 thousand to 2 lakh rupees. The accused showed the victim that he will get 3 to 8 percent profit per day.
The accused asked the complainant to download a forex trading app. After downloading the app, he deposited INR 27.71 from his own bank account and INR 9 lakh from his wife's bank account. After investing the money, the profit of INR 70 lakh was shown on the app. So the complainant decided to withdraw that amount. But that amount could not be withdrawn. Finally the complainant called Rahul. He answered vaguely. The complainant asked Rahul if he would like to meet him. He said he could not meet now. Complainant moved to Uttar Pradesh due to lack of investment and profit. He was told that there was no office of the company of that name.
As soon as he realised the fraud, he rushed to the Western Regional Cyber Police. Police registered a case and started an investigation. During the investigation, the police got information about the two. Both of them were arrested by the police. The police got the information about the account in which INR 27 lakhs of fraud money was received. Based on that information, the police detained and arrested Satish. On the request of a person, Satish started the company through fake documents. The concerned bank account was opened in the name of that company.
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