Guwahati: The Cyber Police Station of the Criminal Investigation Department have successfully recovered Rs 42 lakh in connection with a financial fraud case involving a Guwahati-based doctor who lost Rs 2 crore.
According to media reports, the doctor lost the money after falling victim to an unsolicited link on Facebook. Upon clicking the link, he was directed to a Telegram group where investment tips were shared. Following these tips, the doctor made several investments that initially yielded good returns.
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The doctor had been investing for the past three months between from April 3 to May 27 but issues began when he attempted to withdraw his returns. The cybercriminals behind the scheme imposed a so-called tax on the returns, eventually demanding up to Rs. 2 crore in tax payments.
After embezzling the funds, the criminals cut off all communications with the victim. Upon realising that he was duped by the online fraudsters, the victim approached the Cyber Police Station and filed a complaint on July 1.
Following the complaint, the CID cyber division quickly launched an investigation and successfully tracked down the source recovering a portion of the stolen funds.
As per a Guwahati Plus news report, the investigation team found out that the fraudsters used 7 different bank accounts to steal and store the funds. These accounts include ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, UCO Bank, and two accounts from Punjab National Bank (PNB).
In a post on 'X', the official handle of the CID Assam wrote, "The recovered has been money credited back to the victim’s bank account. Efforts are on to recover the remaining lost amount."
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