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Hans India
10 hours ago
- Hans India
Ahmedabad woman held for luring job-seekers to Bangkok, trapping them into committing cyber fraud
The Cyber Crime Branch of Ahmedabad has arrested Kinjal Shah, who allegedly lured a man to Bangkok under the pretext of a job, only to involve him in a cyber fraud racket. Kinjal Shah, who runs a visa office in Vadodara, was reportedly in contact with Abhishek Singh in Dubai, a key operative claiming to be an Information Technology (IT) company employee. According to the police, Kinjal Shah promised the victim a job in Bangkok and instructed him to communicate with Abhishek via video calls for work permits and visas. Abhishek, posing as an IT professional, conducted interviews over video calls with other Chinese associates to build trust. Once convinced, the victim was called to Bangkok on a tourist visa, where he was asked to take selfies with strangers at the airport and hand over his passport. The victim's passport was seized, and he was illegally taken across the Thai border into Myanmar, first by trekking 15–20 kilometres through forests and then by car, and boat before being brought to the K.K. Park area. There, he was allegedly trained in cyber fraud for 33 days and prevented from returning to India unless a payment of Rs 3.5 lakh was made. The victim's uncle in India made the payment through multiple UPI accounts, after which the passport was returned and the victim safely returned to India. Police said Abhishek Singh, a former banker, is currently working for a Chinese gang based in Dubai. Kinjal Shah reportedly planned to send three individuals as part of the operation. Authorities also warned of multiple social media advertisements run by Chinese gangs to recruit unsuspecting victims. ACP Hardik Makadia of Ahmedabad Cyber Crime Branch confirmed the arrest and said the investigation is ongoing. Another case in Mandvi, Kutch district, involved a 35-year-old man who was cheated of Rs 65,000 by a gang of extortionists posing as police officers. The victim, Kanti Bhudia, was lured under the pretext of hiring masonry workers and was subsequently blackmailed by the fake officers. In a more severe case, a honey trap led to suicide by a businessman in Kutch. The accused, Manisha Goswami, allegedly masterminded a scheme that resulted in the victim's death, highlighting the extreme consequences of such fraudulent activities.
Time of India
04-08-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Cheated out of s 71L, retd Ahmedabad banker gets locked out of accounts too
Ahmedabad: A 63-year-old retired assistant general manager (AGM) of a nationalised bank has been left dealing with a double whammy, first losing Rs 71.95 lakh to a sophisticated online trading fraud, and later, having his own savings and overdraft accounts frozen amid the probe, blocking his access to refunds. The Chandkheda resident invested his retirement corpus in what was presented as a legitimate stock trading platform after coming across a social media advertisement. In his FIR lodged with the Cyber Crime Branch on May 23, he said, "While watching YouTube on March 17, I saw an ad of a company named Blink Xpro promoting investments in shares. I clicked on it and was contacted on WhatsApp by individuals who slowly convinced me to invest. " He further added, "I started daily trading through their app, and between March 22 and May 5, I transferred over Rs 72 lakh into 24 different accounts shared with me through chat." You Can Also Check: Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad He even submitted his PAN and Aadhaar documents through the platform, believing it to be genuine. However, his suspicion grew when he attempted to withdraw Rs 9.23 lakh from the app and was told the funds were on hold due to a VIP membership review. He said, "They promised I'd get full access on May 11, but nothing happened. I even went to Mumbai to meet them, but no one showed up. That is when I realised I had been defrauded. " On May 20, he reported the case on the national cybercrime helpline and filed a formal complaint three days later. After police traced some of the money, Rs 70,000 was recovered and refunded to his savings account following a court order. But on June 19, after he transferred a portion of the recovered funds to his own overdraft account, both accounts were suddenly frozen. In a July 28 letter to the deputy commissioner of police, Cyber Crime, he stated, "My accounts were marked lien/frozen on the instructions of Dakor cyber police, Uttar Pradesh, without any fault on my part and without consulting your office." The freeze stemmed from another fraud complaint by an unrelated person whose money unknowingly ended up in his account. The former banker clarified, "I have no connection with the said complainant, directly or indirectly. But because of this, all further refunds from the 27 remaining frozen accounts, as ordered by the hon'ble court, have been stopped." Expressing anguish, he wrote, "This gives me a sense that I am being treated like an accused when in reality, I am a victim of an unimaginable fraud. I request that my accounts be unfrozen so I can recover my money and carry on basic banking activities." He also said, "This entire incident has caused me immense pain, loss and anxiety. The money I lost was from my retirement benefits. I acted out of hope for better returns, which I now deeply regret." He told TOI, "A person named Akash Rajput might be related to those fraudsters as he filed a complaint seeking inquiry into my account and ultimately my account was blocked."
Indian Express
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
BJP MP seeks FIR against Mamata over ‘torture' video post: ‘Bid to malign Delhi Police, incite public discontent'
A day after Delhi Police rejected the claims that a migrant woman from West Bengal and her one-and-a-half-year-old child were 'assaulted and tortured' by policemen in East Delhi, BJP MP from Kanthi has demanded that an FIR be registered against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who had posted the video on her X handle. BJP MP Soumendu Adhikari, in a complaint to the Cyber Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, alleged that West Bengal chief minister deliberately disseminated a 'false, fabricated, and communally charged video' with the intent to malign the image of the Delhi Police and incite public discontent. Soumendu Adhikari is the brother of the Leader Of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari. On July 27, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee posted a video on her X handle and alleged that a Bengali-speaking woman and her child were brutally assaulted by personnel of the Delhi Police in the name of Aadhaar verification. 'Atrocious!! Terrible!!. See how Delhi police brutally beat up a kid and his mother, members of a migrant family from Malda's Chanchal. See how even a child is not spared from the cruelty of violence in the regime of linguistic terror unleashed by the BJP in the country against the Bengalis,' Mamata had posted. A day later, DCP East Delhi, Abhishek Dhania, told mediapersons that the woman in the video had retracted her claims when questioned by police. Referring to Dhania's press conference and the claims made by the police, the BJP MP wrote that 'the intention behind making the video was to create a false narrative and circulate it on social media for political and defamatory purposes.' 'The actions of Mamata Banerjee, in knowingly or recklessly disseminating unverified, provocative and false content, constitute grave offences,' the MP said, demanding a detailed investigation to identify a 'wider conspiracy', and appropriate penal action against the chief minister. The family of the woman, said to be in the video, has, however, stuck with their allegations against the Delhi Police. According to the woman's father-in-law, the family has been staying in Delhi for the past six years and hails from Malda. Meanwhile, relatives of the family in Chanchal, in West Bengal's Malda district, lodged a complaint with the local police on Sunday night. Sweety Kumari reports from West Bengal for The Indian Express. She is a journalist with over a decade of experience in the media industry. Covers Crime, Defence, Health , Politics etc and writes on trending topics. With a keen eye for investigative and human-interest stories. She has honed her craft across diverse beats including aviation, health, incidents etc. Sweety delivers impactful journalism that informs and engages audiences. Sweety Kumari is a graduate of Calcutta University with an Honors degree in Journalism from Jaipuria College and a PG in Mass Communication from Jadavpur University. Originally from Bihar, she is brought up in Kolkata and completed her education from Kendriya Vidyalaya SaltLake. Multilingual, Sweety is fluent in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Maithili. She started her career as an Entertainment and lifestyle journalist with a newsportal in Kolkata. She is working with The Indian Express for 8 years now. ... Read More
Indian Express
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
BJP's Soumendu Adhikari urges Delhi Police to book Mamata Banerjee over assault claim on Bengali-speaking woman
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Soumendu Adhikari has lodged a police complaint in Delhi against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging the dissemination of fabricated and communally provocative content through social media. Adhikari urged the Delhi Police to register an FIR against Mamata Banerjee under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the IT Act, preserve and examine the original social media content, investigate the alleged conspiracy involving a political worker and a journalist, and initiate appropriate penal action. In his letter addressed to the station house officer of the Cyber Crime Branch of Delhi Police, Adhikari accused Banerjee of sharing false information with the intent to defame the city police and disturb public order. According to Adhikari's letter, on July 27, Mamata Banerjee posted a message on her social media account alleging that a Bengali-speaking woman and her child were brutally assaulted by Delhi Police officers during a verification drive. 'The post further insinuated that the act was communal in nature and sought to project the Delhi Police as oppressors of linguistic minorities,' he said. The Kanthi MP claimed that such a post, coming from a constitutional functionary, was widely circulated online, sparking public outrage and causing reputational harm to the police force. Adhikati mentioned the clarification of Abhishek Dhania, Deputy Commissioner of Police, East Delhi, Monday that the woman, Sajnur Parveen, had fabricated her story. Initially, she alleged that four men in civil clothes abducted her and her children on July 26 and extorted Rs 25,000. However, scrutiny of CCTV footage and technical evidence revealed that she left her home voluntarily with her children, and no coercion was involved. Further interrogation revealed that Parveen confessed to fabricating the story under the influence of her uncle, a political worker in West Bengal's Malda district, and a journalist. 'The intention behind the video was to create a false narrative and circulate it in social media for political and defamatory purposes,' alleged Adhikari in his letter. Adhikari outlined several legal provisions that he believes Banerjee's post may have violated, including provoking riots, promoting enmity on religious and linguistic grounds, insulting with the intent to provoke a breach of peace, spreading hatred, and cyber terrorism.
Hindustan Times
25-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Noida resident loses ₹2.89 crore in share market fraud
Noida: An 87-year-old retired professor was allegedly duped of ₹2.89 crore after a woman befriended him by sharing her pictures and lured him to invest in the share market from April to June 2025 in Sector 36, Noida, police said on Thursday. 'I was asked not to share information about the investment with anyone, including family members, as it may increase the chance of a data leak,' the FIR cited the victim as saying. (Representational image) Police said the victim, hailing from Rajasthan, in his complaint said, 'On April 1, I came in contact with a woman through a social media platform who introduced herself as the manager of a Kolkata-based wealth management company.' The FIR read, 'After a conversation about my health and paternal home, the woman shared her photographs. Later, she shared information about trading.' Later, another man introduced the victim to share market and advised him to invest to earn a 15 to 30 percent profit. 'I was asked not to share information about the investment with anyone, including family members, as it may increase the chance of a data leak,' the FIR added. Cyber Crime Branch Station House Officer (SHO), Ranjeet Singh said that from April 4, 2025, the victim transferred ₹5 lakh via Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) to the bank accounts provided by the suspects. 'Since then, the victim has transferred ₹2.89 crore to multiple bank accounts in 21 transactions till June 6,' added Singh. On demanding his share from the profit, the suspects in return demanded money for taxes, the SHO added. 'He was also threatened and mentally harassed for questioning them about his hard-earned money.' In a last resort, he finally approached the police and a case was registered under sections 318(2) (cheating) and 319(2) (cheating by personation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the IT Act at the Cybercrime Branch police station. Efforts are underway to recover his money, police added.
