Bhubaneswar: Massive scam on WhatsApp Group in the garb of an investment company. JSPL employee Kuntala Mazumdar has been a victim of Rs 6 crore 28 lakh fraud said reports.
The crime branch has arrested 17 accused from different states and seven more will be arrested by tomorrow, said Vinyatosh Mishra, ADG of the crime branch. Kuntala Mazumdar had been added in the Kotak Investment Club WhatsApp group last July.
After knowing the details about the investment in the group, he invested Rs. 6 crore 28 lakh rupees. The original price of the shares suddenly reached Rs 25 crore. Of that, Rs. 23 crores were allowed to be withdrawn.
On August 21, he was removed from the group after attempting to withdraw money. The app used for the transaction was later disabled. Later, he filed a complaint in the crime branch. After the investigation, the Cyber Unit of the Crime Branch came to know that more than 100 bank accounts have been transferred and the entire amount of Rs. 6 crore 8 lakh rupees has been taken out.
The complainant has received a refund of Rs 6 lakh 80 thousand. So far nine people have been arrested from Tamil Nadu, eight people from Gujarat and seven people from Rajasthan.
