Man loses Rs 16 lakh to investment scam in Faridabad; 6 arrested
Faridabad, Jun 14 (PTI): A man was duped of Rs 16 lakh in "investment fraud" by a person posing as a woman IT professional after they became friendly through exchanges on a social media platform, police said here on Saturday.
Six cyber criminals were arrested in Faridabad for the fraud. Police are questioning the accused who are on police remand for five days, five days of police remand, cyber police officials said.
According to the police, a resident of sector 55, Faridabad had filed a complaint that he was befriended with a girl who claimed to be an employee of an IT company in Mumbai.
Later, she insisted that he invest in the share market and asked to download an app.
He invested some amount but when he wanted to withdraw the money, he was told there were "profit charges, credit score problem" and that there was a risk his account would be frozen.
In the end he was duped of Rs 16,35,886, the complainant said. Following the complaint, an FIR was registered at cyber police station, NIT, Faridabad, police said.
The Faridabad cyber police arrested six people in connection to the case on Friday -- Sahil Khan, Laxman, Rajesh Ojha, Rahul, Surya Prakash Maru and Hasan Khan.
Some of them provided bank accounts to the fraudsters, police said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
