New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Uttar Pradesh Police have registered a case against hairstylist Jawed Habib and his son for duping people of lakhs of rupees in a Bitcoin and financing scam, officials said on Wednesday.

The case was filed in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh after several people came forward with complaints regarding the matter.

Sambhal SP Krishan Kumar Bishnoi said that the group of people claimed that several persons were "defrauded" by Jawed Habib.

"A group of people claimed that several people were defrauded by Jawed Habib, his son Anas Habib, and two more individuals through a company named Follicle Global Company," the police officer said.

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