Udupi: Police investigating an online trading scam arrested four men from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts, seizing Rs 4 lakh in cash and mobile phones. The arrested are Mohammed Kais,20, from Surathkal; Ahmed Anveez,20, from Kaup, Udupi district; Safwan,30, and Taseer,31, from Bantwal.The complainant, Jossy Ravindra D’Cruz,54, from Kaup, came into contact with Arohi Agarwal through Facebook in Feb. She later shared her WhatsApp number and sent him messages claiming that if he invested money in FXCM Gold Trading, he would receive high returns. Believing this, the complainant gradually transferred a total of Rs 75 lakh from his bank account.Based on his complaint, a case was registered at Udupi CEN crime police station under the IT Act and 318(4) (cheating) of the BNS. Acting under the directions of Udupi SP Hariram Shankar, and under the supervision of additional SP Sudhakar Naik and ASP Harsha Priyamvada, a special team consisting of CEN police station inspector Ramachandra Naik and a team of offficials conducted the operation and arrested the four. From their possession, mobile phones and Rs 4 lakh was seized. Other accused involved in the case are absconding, and efforts are ongoing to arrest them.
