Fraud of Rs 2500 crore ($ 300 million) in the name of crypto currency in Himachal, property worth crores of accused seized
Crypto Currency Fraud in Himachal Pradesh: In Himachal Pradesh, innocent people were cheated in the name of crypto currency. The state government has constituted a special investigation team to investigate the matter. Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister held a meeting with Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu and SIT chief DIG Abhishek Dullar and took information in this regard. In Himachal Pradesh, one lakh people were targeted in a fraud done in the name of crypto currency. In this, a big fraud has been committed by creating about 2.5 lakh IDs.
In Shimla, the Deputy Chief Minister said that people are also becoming victims of digital fraud by investing the compensation money received from four-lane and national highway projects in crypto currency. He said that due to crypto currency people have lost about Rs 500 crore of their hard-earned money. He said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have also confirmed the ambiguity regarding authenticity of crypto currency and Bitcoin. Complaints of crypto fraud are continuously being received from various districts of Himachal. The police have so far received more than 300 complaints of crypto currency fraud.
Committed to quickly catch the main accused
In the crypto currency fraud case, the kingpins have cheated the people of the state. Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said that the police will provide justice to the people of the state by taking appropriate action against the crypto currency kingpins. The Deputy Chief Minister has broken the crypto network and made several arrests including accused Hemraj and Sukhdev from Mandi, Arun Guleria and Abhishek from Una. He said that another accused Subhash Sharma of Sarkaghat in Mandi district will also be in the custody of the police soon.
70 to 80 fraudsters involved in crypto currency fraud case.
Himachal Pradesh Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu said that the department has detected websites with around 2.5 lakh different IDs involved in the crypto scam. He said that initially 70 to 80 fraudsters are estimated to be involved in this crypto currency trap. Police have so far seized property worth Rs 8.5 crore by conducting raids at various places in Himachal and Zirakpur to nab the fraudsters. Punjab Police's cooperation is also being taken in this. The Home Ministry has also assured the police of all possible help. He said that action is being taken against the criminals under the Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ban Bill, 2019. Under this law, there is a provision for strict punishment against the culprits.
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