Three Nepal nationals held for investment fraud in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Three Nepali nationals involved in an investment fraud worth Rs 86 lakh allegedly being operated from China were arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime Police here on Friday. About 53 mobile phones that the Nepali nationals possessed were seized by officials. According to the police, the arrested were Gopal Sherpa (24), Sushil Gurung (29) and […]
Hyderabad: Three Nepali nationals involved in an investment fraud worth Rs 86 lakh allegedly being operated from China were arrested by the Rachakonda Cybercrime Police here on Friday. About 53 mobile phones that the Nepali nationals possessed were seized by officials.
According to the police, the arrested were Gopal Sherpa (24), Sushil Gurung (29) and Nima Tamang (24), all residents of West Bengal and natives of Kathmandu in Nepal. The fraud came to light when a victim from Ghatkesar approached the Cybercrime police alleging that he was cheated to the tune of Rs 86 lakh by unidentified persons who promised huge returns.
According to the Cybercrime officials, during the investigation, the bank accounts through which transactions took place were analysed and the suspected fraudsters were identified. It was found to be the work of a gang operating from Siliguri in West Bengal.
While the investigation was in progress to track the prime suspect Deepu Mondal and others, it was found that the trio had arrived in Hyderabad with plans to float a call center for carrying out fraudulent activities on the directions of Mondal. They were arrested at the Secunderabad railway station.
“Further investigation revealed that the trio has been running a fake call center under the directions of Deepu Mondal and Manish Chettri in West Bengal. They stayed in rented houses and transferred the fraud money to various fictitious bank accounts,” said an official.
On analysing the Telegram messages of the arrested persons it was found that the proceeds from the fraud are being sent to China through cryptocurrency exchanges. A depth investigation is being carried out to nab the absconding suspects.
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