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Gujarat Police arrested five people, including a doctor from Upleta, in connection with a ₹2.3 crore cyber fraud targeting a Surat resident.
Police said the accused used a fake profile under the name "Jigyasa Kapoor" to lure the victim into a bogus forex investment scheme.
Police found links to 31 cyber fraud complaints nationwide, with one bank account allegedly handling transactions worth nearly ₹15 crore.
A doctor is among five people arrested in Gujarat for allegedly cheating a Surat resident of ₹2.3 crore through a fake matrimonial profile and a fraudulent forex investment scheme. The State Cyber Centre of Excellence carried out the operation after investigators uncovered what they described as an interstate network with links stretching from Gujarat to Nepal. Police said the victim was contacted through a profile created under the name "Jigyasa Kapoor" and gradually invested larger sums after being shown apparent profits on the RoboForex platform.
State Cyber Centre of Excellence SP Dr. Rajdeepsinh Jhala said the accused created a bogus matrimonial profile under the name "Jigyasa Kapoor" and later contacted the Surat resident through the Dilsafar app. According to investigators, he was initially persuaded to invest ₹50,000 in a purported forex trading opportunity on the RoboForex platform.
Speaking to Bhaskar English, Dr. Jhala said, "After winning the victim's trust by showing profits, they were motivated to invest more in the RoboForex platform." Police said the man eventually transferred ₹2.3 crore into multiple bank accounts linked to the accused.
The fraud came to light after the suspects allegedly claimed that the investment account had been locked and demanded additional payments to release the funds. The complainant later approached cyber police, leading to an investigation that uncovered a wider network with links extending beyond Gujarat.
Investigators said the accused created a shell firm, R.P. Chemicals, and used bank accounts opened in different names to route the alleged proceeds. According to police, one such account appeared in 31 cyber fraud complaints registered across India. Officials said those cases involved losses exceeding ₹3.15 crore, while transactions worth nearly ₹15 crore passed through the same banking channel.
Speaking to Bhaskar English, State Cyber Centre of Excellence SP Dr. Rajdeepsinh Jhala said, "The accused had opened bank accounts in the names of other people for their financial gain and created a fake firm named R.P. Chemicals, through whose accounts the fraud money was received and transferred to other accounts."
Police identified one of the accused as Dr. Jaydeepkumar Batuklal Ardesana, who runs a clinic in Upleta. Investigators alleged that he acted as an intermediary, linking other members of the network with associates in Delhi. Authorities further claimed that banking kits were later sent to Nepal, where they were allegedly used to receive and route the proceeds of cyber fraud.
The State Cyber Centre of Excellence arrested five accused in the case and seized seven mobile phones, an Aadhaar card, a bank passbook, and other materials as evidence.
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Gujarat Police said the investigation is continuing to identify other beneficiaries, trace the money trail, and determine whether more people were targeted through the same fake matrimonial profile and alleged forex investment scheme.
Authorities are also examining whether additional victims were targeted through the same network, which has already been linked to 31 cyber fraud complaints across India.
(Rh/TPMSM)
