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Jagran correspondent, New Delhi. The Crime Branch has busted a gang that was running a fraud of Rs 47 lakh in the name of online trading at the behest of a Chinese kingpin and arrested five accused. During investigation, the banking credentials recovered from him were found to be related to a total of 1,167 complaints, which are registered on the NCRP portal across the country. This syndicate has also been found involved in the digital arrest scam. The arrested accused have been identified as Manshvi Dochak, Manish Mehra, Manjeet Singh, Sombir and Atul Sharma.
The police had already arrested three fraudsters of this gang. According to Crime Branch Deputy Commissioner Aditya Gautam, a complaint was registered at South East Cyber Police Station on June 23 this year. The complainant, a chartered accountant, said that he was lured into a stock trading scheme through a Telegram group.
In this group, false promises of daily profits were made in the name of 'buy today, sell tomorrow' and IPO rating trapping. Instigated them to invest Rs 47 lakh in two months through a fake website named https://stock.durocaspitall.com. Payments were made through NEFT and UPI to several personal bank accounts. When the victim tried to withdraw the money, the fraudsters threatened him and extorted the money.
During investigation, it was found that the defrauded amount of Rs 31.45 was deposited in a current account in the name of Harshita Furnitures and Interiors. Further, Rs 23.80 lakh (out of Rs 31.45 lakh) was transferred to the bank account of Bubai Instant Shop OPC Private Limited and that firm was owned by Sahil Yadav. The mobile number registered in that bank account was found to be registered in the name of Aryan (co-accused), who has already been arrested. That bank account was used as a shell company created to channel fraudulent transactions.
The accused had opened seven current bank accounts in different banks including IndusInd, HDFC, Yes Bank, IDFC First, AU Small Finance, Bandhan and Equitas Bank to withdraw the defrauded money. During investigation, 131 NCRP complaints were found related to the account of the said firm.
Office was opened in Noida
Investigation also revealed that the accused were running an office in Noida to trap investors in fraudulent stock trading schemes. They reported to their handler Jack (a resident of Uttam Nagar, Delhi and Noida), who received instructions from Tom, who was based in China. Jack was identified as Ashish Kumar alias Jack.
During interrogation, accused Ashish Kumar, who was arrested earlier, told that the mobile number, which is registered in IndusInd Bank account, was delivered from Noida to Gurugram on August 16 through courier service on the instructions of Chinese national Tom. By analyzing the CDR of the said mobile number, it was linked to the Zomato delivery order in Sector-89, Gurugram. Subsequently, after the raid, Manjit Singh of Hisar, Haryana, Manvi Dochak of Sonipat, Haryana, Sombir of Bhiwani, Manish Mehra of Najafgarh and Atul Sharma of Kurukshetra were arrested.
These fraudulent trading applications have been identified
Xventer, Payindia, FXRoad, Quanta, Lantva, Quantero, Boris, Sevexa, India Corporate, Cape Place, TradeGrip, Eginvest, Index, IndexFlux.
Tom had joined the gang last year
During interrogation, the accused told that they were recruited through Telegram by a Chinese citizen named Tom in December last year. Tom lured 1 to 1.5 percent commission on every transaction in exchange for providing a current bank account.
For this purpose, the accused formed a company named Bubai Instant Shop OPC Private Limited and rented an office in Noida. The cyber fraud amount was transferred by opening seven current accounts in different banks in the name of the company. Investigation is going on to find other beneficiaries, money transactions and absconding accused.
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