New Delhi, Dec 30 || Delhi Police on Tuesday busted a Rs 22.7 lakh cyber scam and arrested two accused from Haryana. A fake stock trading app gang was nabbed in the operation.
According to Shahdara District Police, Delhi, on November 13, complainant Amita Garg filed an online complaint regarding a cyber fraud amounting to Rs 22,70,000. In her complaint, she alleged that she was added to a WhatsApp group named “Stan Chart Dialogue Forum L7”.
The group had five administrators who regularly discussed Demat shares and stock market investments. One of the group administrators, identified as Yalini Guna, offered an investment plan through their own application called 'SCIIHNW,' claiming that it would provide profitable shares.
The complainant installed the application through a link shared in the group. Initially, she invested around Rs 2,70,000 through 11 transactions on different dates. However, when she attempted to withdraw the amount, the accused imposed various conditions and pressured her to invest more money.