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Retired army officer duped of ₹10L in online investment fraud
On December 16, the victim received a WhatsApp call in which one, who introduced himself as Ankit Chaturvedi, asked him to pay ₹16,000
A 75-year-old retired lieutenant colonel from Sector 27 has been duped of ₹10.58 lakh by cyber fraudsters who convinced him to “invest” money for heavy returns, officials said.
Lt Col Ramesh Chander Sehgal (retired) mentioned in his complaint that he came across an advertisement on YouTube on December 12 last year, mentioning that a one-time investment of ₹21,000 would result in ₹5,500 per week earning. He dialed the number mentioned there. On December 16, he received a WhatsApp call in which one, who introduced himself as Ankit Chaturvedi, asked him to pay ₹16,000.
He was given an online link where he could see his “profits”, as told to him by the fraudsters. The complainant transferred ₹50,000 in January, but when he tried to withdraw the amount, he was asked to pay conversion, processing and gateway fees. He subsequently paid ₹3.50 lakh. Further, he was made to transfer another ₹6.42 lakh. Later, when he was told to deposit ₹8.49 lakh more, the complainant informed the police on February 24.
The cybercrime police have registered a case under Sections 318(4) (cheating) and 61 (criminal conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
