Rangareddy dist: Man loses Rs. 6 Lakh in online fraud scheme
Rangareddy dist: Cyberabad police have registered a case against two individuals in connection with an alleged online fraud scheme that led to the financial loss of ₹6 lakh for a Rangareddy resident. The complainant, Kethavath Sikender, approached the police after realizing he had been duped by a Telegram group posing as a flexible job opportunity provider.
According to the police complaint filed by Kethavath Sikender, the victim was browsing Telegram in early November 2024 when he came across a page titled “DLF Building India.” The page redirected him to a website “dlf-propertyproject.com” and subsequently to a Telegram group managed by two admins identifying themselves as Prabhakar Reddy and Anamika.
The fraudsters allegedly lured Sikender with promises of quick earnings, ranging from ₹800 to ₹2,500 within 30 minutes. To gain his trust, they initially transferred ₹10,000 to his SBI account as a trial payment. After his first investment of ₹27,000 yielded returns of ₹37,000, Sikender was convinced to invest more.
Over time, the victim transferred a total of ₹6 lakh through PhonePe and bank transactions. The scammers showed fake profits in their app and promised withdrawals of ₹5 lakh. However, they demanded an additional ₹4 lakh to release his funds, claiming he could earn up to ₹12 lakh in returns. Sikender paid another ₹1.34 lakh as “negative payment” to clear his balance on the platform.
Following Sikender’s complaint, the Cyberabad Cyber Crime Police have registered a case under Section 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66-D of the Information Technology Act. Investigation is currently underway.
