New Delhi, 30 December: Delhi Police have uncovered a cyber scam involving fake share trading, with a total fraud amounting to Rs 22.7 lakh. Two accused persons were arrested from Hisar, Haryana in connection with the case.
The accused used a fake stock trading app and a WhatsApp group to lure people by promising high returns and then cheated them.
According to Shahdara district police, the complaint was filed on 13 November by the victim, Amita Garg, through the cyber crime portal. She stated that she was added to a WhatsApp group named ‘Stan Chart Dialogue Forum L7’, which had five admins regularly discussing stock market, demat accounts, and investment matters.
One of the group admins, who introduced herself as Yalini Guna, shared a special investment plan. She claimed that investing through their own app ‘SCIIHNDW’ would guarantee high profits in the stock market. To build trust, the group frequently shared stock tips and profit claims.
The victim downloaded the app via a link sent in the group and initially invested about Rs 2.7 lakh in 11 transactions on different dates. Everything seemed normal at first, but when she tried to withdraw money, the accused imposed new conditions and pressured her to invest more funds.
Gradually, the victim was deceived into investing a total of Rs 22.7 lakh. After that, the accused blocked her on the app. Realising the fraud, the victim filed a complaint at the Shahdara cyber police station. An e-First Information Report (FIR) No. 29/2025 under BNS section 318(4)/340 was registered.
Inspector Shweta Sharma was assigned to investigate the case. Under the leadership of SHO Cyber Police Station Vijay Kumar, a special team including Head Constable Javed, Deepak, and Narendra was formed. The team conducted a detailed examination of bank accounts and transactions.
The investigation revealed that the scam money was transferred in two transactions to a bank account held by Sameer, a resident of Hisar, Haryana. Mobile call detail records (CDR) helped identify other suspicious numbers linked to the case.
On 10 December, the police team reached Hisar and took Sameer and Dev Singh into custody. During interrogation, Sameer admitted to opening 5 to 6 bank accounts in different banks and handing them over to Dev Singh, for which he was paid Rs 4,000 per account.
Two mobile phones and three SIM cards were seized from the accused. Both were presented in court and sent to judicial custody.
The investigation also revealed that the accused contacted people on social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, claiming to be expert traders or financial advisors. Initially, they showed fake profits on small investments to build trust, then persuaded victims to invest larger amounts before blocking them and absconding with the money.
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