Man duped of Rs 71.55 lakh in trading scam

The Cyber Crime Police Station has registered a case against seven companies and their owners in connection with an online fraud of Rs 71 lakh 55 thousand involving a resident of Labh Nagar area in the city.

The accused companies and individuals hail from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Jammu, Maharashtra, and Karnataka. Surendra Singh Bhatti, a resident of Labh Nagar, had initially lodged a complaint on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal on May 27 and subsequently filed a police complaint on June 17.

According to Bhatti, the accused entities include Delhi-based RK Enterprises, with an address in Alwar, Rajasthan, and its owner Rashid Qasim; Saharanpur-based Rais Trading Company and its owner Mohammad Rais; Surat-based Jahnavi Enterprises; Doraha-based Doaba Agro Industries, Ludhiana, and its owner Ranjodh Singh; Jammu-based Brahmaputra Trades and its owner Pramod Kumar; Aurangabad-based Maharashtra company Prem Financial and its owner Prem Ashok Jadhav; and Bengaluru-based Tour OPC Private Limited and its owner Sanyaj Maulik.

Inspector Amarjit Kaur, the investigating officer, confirmed that the case was registered following a preliminary investigation of the complaint. She stated that the accused have cheated the victim under the pretext of online trading. The matter is being thoroughly investigated to bring the accused to justice and prevent such frauds in the future.

Jalandhar