Pune: The city cyber police booked six men from Indore and other cities in Madhya Pradesh after a businessman from Dhayari lodged a complaint last month accusing them of duping him of Rs1.72 crore on the pretext of good returns from foreign exchange trading between last November and this February.
Inspector Meenal Patil of the cyber police said, “The victim, who runs a share broking firm, complained to the cyber police a month ago. The officials carried out a preliminary verification before registering an FIR against six people on Saturday. One of the victim’s friends had invested in forex trading and had earned a good profit. His friend shared his success with the victim, enticing the businessman to invest in forex trading.”
The victim’s friend then shared the contact details of a man based in Indore, and the victim called him in November 2021. The suspect requested him to invest in different forex trade plans to secure handsome returns, said Patil. The businessman accepted the offer and transferred money to six different bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh. The suspect had promised him monthly returns, she added.
Inspector Meenal Patil of the cyber police said, “The victim, who runs a share broking firm, complained to the cyber police a month ago. The officials carried out a preliminary verification before registering an FIR against six people on Saturday. One of the victim’s friends had invested in forex trading and had earned a good profit. His friend shared his success with the victim, enticing the businessman to invest in forex trading.”
The victim’s friend then shared the contact details of a man based in Indore, and the victim called him in November 2021. The suspect requested him to invest in different forex trade plans to secure handsome returns, said Patil. The businessman accepted the offer and transferred money to six different bank accounts in Madhya Pradesh. The suspect had promised him monthly returns, she added.
