Ghaziabad: A man from Rajnagar Extension was cheated of over Rs 9.3 lakh by cyber fraudsters posing as stock market brokers, who promised high returns on IPO investments. The victim transferred money 15 times into different bank accounts between Sept 18 and Oct 28. According to police, the complainant has been identified as Kishan Swaroop (46), a resident of Gulmohar Garden Society. In his complaint, Swaroop stated that in the first week of Sep, he received a message from a woman who introduced herself as Ahana Gill, claiming to be a stock market broker from a SEBI-certified trading company. She persuaded him to invest in stocks and IPO schemes, offering a 20% commission on profits. Her team member, Rajneesh Narula, provided daily trading tips, while another member, Manvi Chauhan, posed as an investor in a group chat to influence people to invest more. “Ahana Gill continued communicating with me using different numbers. Initially, a small investment of Rs 20,000 yielded apparent profits to build trust. Subsequently, I was convinced to invest in TechD Cybersecurity IPO and Fabtech Technologies Ltd IPO, with fake profits of approximately Rs 2 crore shown on the platform. The brokers demanded a 20% commission (around Rs 40 lakh) more before releasing any withdrawal. A total of Rs 9,31,005 was transferred from my account and from my wife, Pushpa Saini’s account, into multiple fraudulent accounts,” he said. After the transfers, the brokers stopped responding and all their phone numbers became unreachable. Swaroop then approached the police with a written complaint. Piyush Kumar Singh, ADCP (cyber & crime), said an FIR has been registered against unknown persons under Section 318(4) (cheating) of BNS and relevant sections of the IT Act.
