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Faridabad police has arrested a futures trader from Agra for online fraud of Rs 7.50 crore. He is accused of cheating a businesswoman in the name of online trading. 16 accused have been sent to jail in the case registered three months ago. Faridabad police is interrogating the accused.
Priyanshi Gupta, a resident of Sector-15 in Faridabad, had filed a case in the cyber police station on March 29. She looks after financial management in her father Pramod Gupta CA’s firm. Priyanshi was cheated of Rs 7.50 crore in the name of online trading.
This cyber gang had links with Nepal and China as well. Faridabad police had also named a famous Agra businessman. The team had come to Agra in search of him, but he was absconding. He was also searched in Nepal. This businessman was caught on Wednesday. His name had also come up in a murder that took place in Agra about 4 years ago, but he had escaped in this case.
Priyanshi was trapped after seeing the advertisement
According to the lawsuit, Priyanshi had seen an advertisement of online trading on the internet media. After clicking on the link, she joined the WhatsApp group. Many people in the group used to send messages about earning huge profits through trading. She kept an eye on this group for two months. When she felt that she too could make profits, on March 18, she agreed to trade in the group. After this, she was added to another group. Kareena Rajput, the admin of a group, sent her a URL link and opened her account through her mobile number in an app called IC Argon Max. She joined the app by logging in with her mobile number. When she saw the money increasing online, she transferred crores of rupees from her mother and father’s accounts as well.
