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Man Loses Over 1cr To Conmen | Ludhiana News

Man Loses Over 1cr To Conmen | Ludhiana News
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Ludhiana: A city resident lost Rs 1.40 crore to conmen who lured him on the pretext of investment fraud. The victim was added into some WhatsApp groups, in which the accused would share investment tips. They lured the victim with the promise of lucrative profit and got him to invest Rs 1.40 crore. Police filed a case against nine persons, including Jonathan Simon, Marilena, AIP Shivan, Shaikh Sameer Rafik of Pandav Road of New Delhi, Sabuj Charkrabotry of West Bengal, unidentified owner of Prem Digital Service of Jamia Nagar of New Delhi, Sonika Sachin Sawant and Sachin Gupta- both of Dombivali, Maharashtra.
The complainant, Amit Kishor, 42, associate director at AccuScript Consultancy, Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) said that on Dec 11, 2023, he was added to a WhatsApp group by an unidentified contact.He said that stock market investment tips were being shared in the WhatsApp group. A few days later, he was added into another such group. Besides the group administrators, a few group members also narrated how they got huge benefits through the investment tips shared by the accused.
Amit Kishor alleged that the accused made him invest in different stocks. He invested Rs 1.40 crore. They also showed him virtually that the stocks were growing. Later, the accused forced him to invest more money but he had already invested all his savings. When he refused to invest more money, the accused allegedly threatened him with the imposition of a heavy penalty. When he tried to withdraw the money from his online trading wallet, he could not do so as the accused got it frozen. The accused also sent him a legal notice, which was later found to be forged.
Thereafter, the victim filed a police complaint and an inquiry was marked to the cyber cell of Ludhiana police.
Police identified the accused and booked them under relevant sections of the IPC. Further probe is on.

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