Delhi woman arrested in Rs 87 lakh cyber fraud case

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Police has arrested a woman from Delhi for her alleged involvement in a Rs 87-lakh cyber fraud case.
The accused, identified as Vandana Bawa, will be brought to Odisha on transit remand after being produced at a local court in the national capital.
The arrest was made on the basis of a complaint lodged by a private firm employee of Bhubaneswar, who was allegedly duped by the accused.
As per the complaint, the victim was first added to an unknown WhatsApp group named ‘101 Stock Discussion Group’.
The fraudsters, on the pretext of providing stock trading tips, IPO guidance, and investment strategies, manipulated the victim into registering on two shared web links.
They gradually gained his trust and persuaded him to deposit a total amount of around Rs 87 lakh into various bank accounts of fraudsters through multiple transactions on different dates.