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Ex-IPS Officer V.V. Lakshminarayana’s Wife Duped of Rs 2.58 Crore in WhatsApp Trading Scam

Police report funds were routed to mule accounts across states.

Overview

  • The victim joined a group called Stock Market Profit Guide Exchange 20 after an unsolicited invite in November, with her husband assisting by joining on November 29.
  • A man identifying himself as Dinesh Singh shared ‘scholarly’ stock tips, posted SEBI registration copies, and directed her to open a trading account.
  • Between December 24 and January 5, she transferred Rs 2.58 crore after downloading the MCKIEY CM app, sending money to multiple current accounts.
  • She raised capital by mortgaging gold, then found withdrawals blocked or conditioned on more deposits, with a January 5 request yielding Rs 10 lakh split into six credits.
  • An FIR was registered on January 6 in Hyderabad, and cyber crime officers say the money moved through mule accounts across several regions, with the investigation ongoing and no arrests announced.