Bitcoin fraud: Guwahati police arrest two persons for cheating several people
Guwahati, Aug 19 (IBNS): The Guwahati city police have arrested two persons involved in cheating several bitcoin investors in Assam.
They were running an organised criminal multi-marketing fraud.
According to the reports, following complaint, the Azara police, under the Guwahati city police, on Sunday launched an operation at Beltola area in the capital city of Assam and arrested two persons named Dilip Mohan J Singh hailing from Karnataka and Mayur Gogoi hailing from Assam’s Sivasagar district in connection with the cheating case.
Pranjal Bora, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of Guwahati city police said that, police had launched operation after receiving complaints from some investors.
“The accused lured people to invest in bitcoin for higher returns and collected several lakh of rupees from the people in different locations. The investors told that, they had invested money, but two main persons of Dilip Mohan J Singh and Mayur Gogoi had cheated them,” Pranjal Bora said.
During search operation at the flat, where the accused persons were staying, police seized two laptops, 13 numbers of ATM card, 13 numbers bank account passbooks, documents, three cheque books, Rs 13,140 cash, several stumps.
Police had registered a case at Azara police station in connection with it.
(By Hemanta Kumar Nath, Guwahati)
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