UP Biz Man Held For Stock Trading Scam In Hyderabad
The Hyderabad cybercrime police on Monday arrested a 23-year-old Prateek Shukla from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, for supplying bank accounts to fraudsters who duped city residents in a stock trading scam.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2025-04-21 19:47 GMT
Hyderabad:The Hyderabad cybercrime police on Monday arrested a 23-year-old Prateek Shukla from Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, for supplying bank accounts to fraudsters who duped city residents in a stock trading scam.
According to police, a 68-year-old Hyderabad resident lodged a complaint alleging he was cheated of Rs 52,29,500 by three bogus online investment platforms.
The victim was added to a WhatsApp group via a link. Individuals identifying themselves as Priya Agrawal and Gaurav Munjal shared fake profit screenshots to lure the victims to invest.
When the victim could not recover his investment, he approached the police.