Patna: A businessman from Patna has been cheated of Rs 40 lakh by two men who promised him a business deal. Shahbaz Khan, who lives in Federal Colony under Phulwari Sharif police station, said he was in touch with Anil Agarwal from Ghaziabad and Mukesh Kumar from Vaishali for buying goods. After finalising the deal on the phone, he sent Rs 18 lakh and Rs 22 lakh through RTGS on 13 June to Mukesh’s bank account in Bhagwanpur, Muzaffarpur.
However, after sending the money, both men stopped picking up his calls. Shahbaz then filed a complaint at Muzaffarpur Cyber Police Station. Cyber DSP Himanshu Kumar said the case is being investigated based on bank account details and call records. Police are trying to trace the accused using their phone numbers and banking transactions.
In another incident, a young woman from Muzaffarpur has lost Rs 1.37 lakh to fraudsters who promised her big profits through bitcoin trading. Suraiya Parveen, from Ganj Gaurihar under Sakra police station, received a WhatsApp message on 6 June asking her to invest Rs 3,000 to earn Rs 10,000. She sent the money but was then told that her slot was closed and she had to pay more. She sent another Rs 5,000 and later kept paying small amounts.
In total, Suraiya paid Rs 1.37 lakh in 17 instalments through UPI. When she realised she was cheated, she filed a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Portal on 10 June. An FIR has been registered and police are investigating the mobile numbers and bank details linked to the fraud. The cyber DSP has advised people not to trust such investment messages on WhatsApp.
