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Eighth accused arrested in Rs 36.87 lakh cyber fraud case, 32 kg banned firecrackers seized in separate raid

Faridabad, Oct 24 (UNI) Faridabad Police have arrested the eighth accused in a Rs 36.87 lakh stock market investment fraud and seized 32 kg of banned firecrackers from a house in a separate operation, a police official said on Saturday.
The official said Cyber Police Station NIT arrested Rahul, 25, a BCom graduate from Fatehabad, for allegedly providing a bank account belonging to a firm named Hello Tan to facilitate transactions linked to the investment fraud.
According to the complaint, an NIT resident was contacted through WhatsApp and promised substantial returns on stock market investments. He was subsequently added to a WhatsApp group, where he was allegedly persuaded to transfer Rs 36.87 lakh before discovering the fraud.
Moreover, seven other accused had previously been arrested in the case.
The official said Rahul was produced before a court and remanded to one-day police custody to investigate his role in the financial transactions and trace other links in the alleged fraud.
In a separate operation, the Crime Branch Sector-48 team raided the residence of Sachin Bhatia in NIT-1 following information about the suspected illegal sale of firecrackers.
During the search, police recovered 32 kg of prohibited firecrackers, including rockets, sutli bombs, aerial fireworks, sparklers and other varieties, stored in plastic sacks inside the house.
The official said Sachin could not produce a valid licence or permit authorising the storage and sale of the firecrackers. He was detained, and a case was registered at Kotwali police station under the relevant legal provisions.
Police urged residents to verify investment platforms before transferring money and report suspected cyber fraud immediately through helpline 1930 or the national cybercrime reporting portal.
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