Rs.5.3-cr forex trading fraud drives woman to die by suicide
NAVI MUMBAI, Nov. 2 -- In yet another tragic case, a digital cyberfraud pushed his victim to die by suicide. When a 36-year-old woman was defrauded of over Rs.5.3 crore over two years, the months of financial and mental pressure drove her to take her life on October 8. On Friday, the police registered an FIR against the accused.
According to the Panvel City Police, the fraud began on July 16, 2023, when the accused identified as a resident of Gujarat got in touch with the deceased victim. On October 8, the woman's father, a 65-year-old Kharghar resident filed a complaint that his daughter had died by suicide at her house in New Panvel.
The father told the police that the accused had approached the family claiming he could help them earn high profits from investments in forex trading. The accused gained their trust by offering timely returns on small investments, then persuaded them to invest larger sums, collecting a total of Rs.5.3 crore. Once the money was transferred, the accused stopped offering any returns and demanded more money from the victim. The father said, the harassment and betrayal led his daughter to her to take her own life. The police have registered an FIR under several relevant sections of the BNS, and are now tracking the money trail....
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