Cybercrime Officials arrested 3 People for duping a Man of Rs.8 Lakhs

The Cybercrime Officials arrested three persons including a woman for duping a man out of lakhs of rupees. The accused offered the victim, Shalin Chajer a large sum of money if he completed particular tasks.

The accused then offered him a 30% commission on cryptocurrency investments. Chajer ended up paying over Rs 8.20 lakh in October this year to the accused who disappeared later. Chajer then went to the police station and filed a complaint.

The gang was tracked down using mobile phone numbers and bank accounts where the complainant’s money was transferred. The gang was apprehended in Ahmedabad and Sabarkantha. The suspects were identified as Rajendrasinh Jhala, his sister Mina Jhala, and Sandipsinh Desai.

Rajendrasinh created a bogus firm and registered a bank account, which he then used to siphon off the proceeds of the scam, for which he charged a fee. Meena also assisted her brother Rajendrasinh in creating bank accounts, for which she paid Rs. 1.50 lakh. Desai had established three businesses and provided corporate sim cards in their names.

He obtained roughly 200 sim cards in his firms’ names and sold them to people without documentation for Rs. 500 to Rs. 600 each sim. Six mobile phones were confiscated from the group that utilizes the same tactics to deceive victims.