NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Wednesday arrested four fraudsters involved in an investment scam of Rs 16 lakh.
According to a statement issued by the South-West District Police, a team from the Cyber Police Station arrested four cyber fraudsters -- Manish Dilip Bhai Koshti (37), Mohd. Zaid A. Sidi (28), Md. Aezaz Khimani (35) and Shaikh Abrar (27), all residents of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. A total of six mobile phones, six debit cards, and eight SIM cards used in the crime were recovered.
A complaint from A. Kumar of Palam Colony was received at the police station Cyber/SWD through NCRP, wherein he reported that he had been added to a WhatsApp group named “71 Abbott”, and the admin and members had impersonated representatives of an investment firm. They lured him with promises of 300 per cent profit, induced him to make multiple payments at different stages, and eventually cheated him of Rs 16, 00, 000. Accordingly, FIR No. 112/25, dated October 27, under Section 318(4) BNS was registered, and an investigation began.