Jagran correspondent, Shahjahanpur. The search has begun for other members of the gang that cheated the stock market by promising three times higher profits. The brother of kingpin Tinkle is also included in these. Two police teams including SOG are collecting information about them. On the basis of the recovered mobile and SIM numbers, the surveillance team has started collecting those numbers which belong to other states. So that online complaints can be taken from the victims of fraud and can be included in the investigation.
Transaction details have also been sought from the banks related to the accounts to which the money was transferred. On Friday, the police had arrested MBA pass cyber thug Tinkle Gupta and his gang members Dipanshu, Pranjal Saxena alias Pulkit, his brother Nihal Saxena, Siddhant Mishra and Rohit Rathore.
These accused, residents of Jalalabad, trapped people from different states including Karnataka, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Bihar, Maharashtra in their investigation by luring them with three times more profit in the stock market and got the money transferred to their accounts. This entire fraud was happening under the guise of a fake call center near the shop near the Roadways bus stand.
Before being sent to jail, during interrogation, the accused had also revealed the names of some other people involved in this entire game, on the basis of which SOG and Jalalabad police team is busy searching for those people. 69 laptops, 50 SIM cards, details of 13 bank accounts, mobile phones, WiFi system etc. were recovered from the spot. Their data is being scrutinized with the help of cyber cell.
All those numbers on which calls have been made two or more times will be traced. Similarly, a list of numbers on which talks have been held in other states is also being prepared. After this, police teams will call all these numbers and contact the concerned. Those who have been cheated. Online complaint will be invited from them. Which will be included in the discussion.
Details being taken from banks
The name of the brother of accused Tinkle has also come to light. He is absconding after the police action. He had locked the main computer system kept in the office by entering a password. It contains details of money transactions. In this regard, information is also being taken from those banks in which the accused had opened accounts.
This is how cheating used to happen
The accused used to collect list of mobile numbers from various websites. After that, by making calls on those numbers, they used to persuade people to invest in the stock market. When those people agreed, they would load the app in the name of Global Trade Company and start showing profits in the wallet based on the amount invested on it. When the investor tried to withdraw the money, the number was switched off. The amount sent to the account was withdrawn by transferring it to other accounts.
Can take help from police of other states
How many more people are involved in this fraud? Who had what role, all these points are being investigated. For this, if needed, help of the police of the respective states can also be taken.
Investigation has been intensified into cyber fraud being committed in the name of investment in the stock market. Details of those who have become victims of the gang are being collected.
- Devendra Kumar, ASP City
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