Hyderabad Doctor loses Rs 69 lakh in online trading scam

Hyderabad: Based on crucial evidence gathered during an investigation, the Jagtial police arrested three accused from Jalandhar, Punjab, for their involvement in a trading fraud that defrauded a doctor of Rs 69 lakh.

According to the police, the three suspects in this case are members of a cybercriminal gang who allegedly cheated the doctor. Although the police managed to capture the trio, the main accused is absconding and a search is on to nab the accused.

The accused have been identified as Sumesh Kapoor, Rajeev Singh, and Jitender Kumar and the main accused name is Raju.

The incident took place after Kapoor who was a loan agent, two others were lured by another agent named Raju into the scam. The three accused opened a bank account in a fictitious construction firm's name and supplied the account details to Raju.

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Using the firm’s fraudulent bank account, they lured the doctor into transferring Rs 24 lakh. Following this, they withdrew the amount and handed over the cash to Raju and, in turn, received 2 lakh cash as commission.

Speaking to TOI, a police officer said, "Kapoor was a loan agent, while the other two were working as sales managers at a poultry firm. Lured by another agent, Raju, Kapoor, with the help of the other two accused, opened a bank account in a fictitious construction firm's name and supplied the account details to Raju. When the doctor fell into the trap, he transferred 24 lakh to Kapoor's account. They withdrew the amount and handed over the cash to Raju and, in turn, received 2 lakh cash as commission. The three were brought to Jagtial on a transit warrant and remanded to judicial custody."

The three accused were arrested after a police investigation into the payment details of the doctor when he transferred the amount to the fraudster's account. This led to the tracing of bank accounts in Punjab, where the account holder was subsequently identified.

A special team was formed to investigate the case based on the doctor's complaint. After two months of investigation, the team received a tip-off about their location and nabbed them a few days ago from Jalandhar. The team seized bank passbooks, debit cards, and other material from the trio. They were kept under judicial remand in Jagtial.

Police said, "The doctor has received a refund of 10 lakh and the remaining amount will be returned to him soon."

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