Cyber fraud case of Rs 1.5 crore: Second accused held, remanded in custody

The accused, identified as Aqib Ali, alias Sheru, was arrested from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, on September 7. He was produced before the court on September 8 and was remanded in five days of police custody. His interrogation is currently underway, said the police.

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Panchkula Cyber fraud case, Panchkula Cyber fraud, Cyber fraud case, Cyber fraud, Panchkula, Indian express news, current affairsPolice said that based on the interrogation of the two men, more names have surfaced, and raids are being carried out in different districts of Uttar Pradesh to trace other members of the racket.

The Cyber Crime Police Station team of Panchkula has arrested the second accused in the cyber fraud case of Rs 1.5 crore, in which a local businessman was duped through a fake trading application.

The accused, identified as Aqib Ali, alias Sheru, was arrested from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, on September 7. He was produced before the court on September 8 and was remanded in five days of police custody. His interrogation is currently underway, said the police.

According to the complaint, lodged on October 10, 2024, 43-year-old businessman Somesh Mittal of Panchkula had alleged that he was lured into investing in an online trading scheme. Mittal, who runs a garment business in Zirakpur, was contacted via Telegram in November 2023 and persuaded to download a mobile application that promised high returns. Between November 2023 and March 2024, he transferred around Rs 1.5 crore through multiple transactions. When he later suspected foul play and attempted to reach the operators, their contact numbers were found to be switched off.

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On September 4, 2025, the police had arrested the first accused, Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh.

Police said that based on the interrogation of the two men, more names have surfaced, and raids are being carried out in different districts of Uttar Pradesh to trace other members of the racket. More arrests are likely in the coming days, said the police.

 

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