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A 60-year-old retired deputy general manager of an automotive company lost Rs86 lakh after cybercrooks lured him into investing through a bogus trading application. The arrested accused have been identified as Tejas Lokhande (24) of Markal, Avinash Dnyanoba Baklikar (28) of Latur, Harshal Bora (34) of Ahilyanagar, Sonu Sharma (21) of Navi Mumbai, Gaurav Gadge (24) of Mumbai and Akhil Nelluri (24) of Hyderabad.
An officer from the Pimpri Chinchwad cyber police said the team traced the money trail to bank accounts operated from Pune, Latur, Ahilyanagar, Navi Mumbai and Hyderabad. Pune: Pimpri Chinchwad police have invoked the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against a cyberfraud gang accused of cheating a senior citizen of Rs86 lakh through a fake trading app. This is the second time this year that the Pimpri Chinchwad police have invoked MCOCA against cybercrooks. The fraud proceeds were routed through multiple bank accounts. During the investigation, the police froze funds in some of the accounts and obtained a court order to return Rs28 lakh to the complainant. Six accused have been arrested so far, while efforts are on to trace others. The investigation is being conducted by assistant commissioner of police Rohini Bankar (cyber and economic offences) of the Pimpri Chinchwad police.