Delhi Police Busts Major Online Investment Scam, Four Arrested for Defrauding

• Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested four individuals: Rishu Garg, Amit Giri, Deepak Joon alias Vikas, and Sunil Kumar alias Yash, in a large-scale online investment fraud.
• A victim was defrauded of Rs 45,25,100 after being lured into a fake stock market investment scheme through Twitter (X) and WhatsApp groups, promising exceptionally high returns.
• The accused persuaded victims to install a bogus trading application, displayed manipulated balances, and then became unreachable when withdrawal attempts were made.
• Investigation revealed the defrauded money was routed through various mule accounts across multiple states, with raids conducted in Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi.
• The syndicate used fake WhatsApp groups and Twitter handles, fabricated profit screenshots, and mule bank accounts with linked SIM cards to operate the scam.