With the increase in trading in cryptocurrencies in the last few years, cases of fraud in this segment have also increased. In one such case in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, cyber police have seized several bank accounts. An amount of Rs 32.66 crore is deposited in these accounts. In this case, in the complaint made by a person, it was said that a woman had asked him to invest money in cryptocurrency by luring him with good returns.

Gajanan Kadam, senior police inspector of cyber police station in Navi Mumbai, said that they had received a complaint of fraud from a person in August. This person claimed to have invested more than Rs 6.6 crore in cryptocurrency trading. This person had initially received Rs 75 lakh as profit but later he stopped receiving the amount. Cyber ​​police had registered this case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act. After this, during the police investigation, the accounts in which the complainant had deposited the money were traced. In the last few weeks, the police have seized some accounts containing more than Rs 32.66 crore.

In this case, the police had arrested two persons from Ghatkopar, Mumbai last month. Investigation revealed that the arrested persons had given their mobile numbers, bank account details and check books to various people involved in this crime. Recently, there was a case of crypto related scam with thousands of people of Himachal Pradesh. This scam started in 2018. More than Rs 200 crore has been defrauded in this. In this case, a gang had asked people to invest money in crypto by luring them with higher returns in a short period.