The Bad PlaceTimes of India | Delhi man arrested for duping city bizman through online investment
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Vinay Kumar Sharma, a 56‑year‑old IT consultant from Janakpuri, West Delhi, was arrested by the Odisha crime branch on Friday for allegedly leading a cyber‑crime syndicate that duped a 37‑year‑old businessman in Bhubaneswar of roughly ₹2 crore through a fake online‑investment scheme. The perpetrators posed as stock‑market consultants on social media, lured the victim into a WhatsApp group on 23 Dec 2024, and used fabricated investment tips, fabricated profit screenshots and a bogus trading app with a fake e‑wallet to persuade him to transfer money in 54 transactions across five accounts between Dec 2024 and March 2025; about ₹43.75 lakh of the swindled funds were traced to Sharma’s account. Police seized his phones, SIM cards and other digital devices, produced him before a magistrate, and are now seeking further remand to interrogate him while continuing to hunt other gang members. The crime branch warned the public to verify unsolicited investment offers on social media and to report suspected cyber‑fraud immediately via the 1930 helpline, local police stations, or the national cyber‑crime portal.
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