Big scam on WhatsApp group under the guise of investment company. JSPL employee Kuntala Majumdar has been cheated of Rs 6 crore 28 lakh. Crime Branch ADG Vinaytosh Mishra said that the Crime Branch has arrested 17 accused from different states and seven more people will be arrested by tomorrow.
Kuntala Majumdar was added to the Kotak Investment Club WhatsApp group last July. After getting information about investment in the group, she invested Rs 6 crore 28 lakh. The original price of the shares suddenly reached Rs 25 crore. Out of that, permission was given to withdraw Rs 23 crore.
On August 21, when he tried to withdraw money, he was removed from the group. Later the app used for the transaction was deactivated. Later he lodged a complaint with the Crime Branch.
After investigation, the cyber unit of the crime branch found that the money was transferred to more than 100 bank accounts and the entire amount of Rs 100 crore was withdrawn. Rs 6 crore 8 lakh has been withdrawn.
The complainant has received a refund of Rs 6 lakh 80 thousand. So far, nine people have been arrested from Tamil Nadu, eight from Gujarat and seven from Rajasthan.
