Online Scam of 21.82 Lakh in Bhivandi Under the Name of Share Trading

City News Mumbai/Gani Khan

Bhiwandi: In the Shantinagar police station area, a case of alleged fraud amounting to ₹21,82,462 against a young man in the name of online share trading investment has surfaced. Based on the complaint, the police have registered a case against unknown accused and holders of two mobile numbers and started an investigation.

According to the police, Shobeh Ahmed Abdul Gani Mansuri (31), a resident of Gabib Nagar, filed the complaint. He works in a private job. According to the complaint, on 14 July at around 10:30 am he searched on Google for “Free AI tool for stock market India”. During this, a website opened, through which he was added to a WhatsApp group named “62 BNP Paribas Finance Discussion Room”.

The lure of higher profits

The complaint alleges that people connected to the WhatsApp group assured that higher profits would be earned by investing on the trading site. They also promised to return the original investment amount. As per the accused, the complainant invested a total of ₹21,82,462 at different times.

However, according to the complainant, the invested amount and the alleged profits were not returned. After that, he discovered the online fraud and filed a complaint with Shantinagar police.

Two mobile numbers under investigation

The police have registered a case against the holders of mobile numbers 9870749148 and 6026960685 along with unknown accused under sections 318(4) and 3(5) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act. No arrest has been made so far.

The police are gathering information on bank accounts, transactions, and related mobile numbers to investigate the case. Police Inspector Deepak Barge is leading the investigation.