Overview

• The Cyber Police registered the FIR after verifying the complaint and assigned Senior Inspector Swapnali Shinde to lead the probe, with investigators scrutinising mobile numbers and beneficiary bank accounts.
• The 52-year-old was drawn in via a social-media investment link that added him to a messaging group before an administrator directed him to download a trading application.
• Police say the app was fake and remotely controlled, showing fabricated profits, blocking withdrawals, and pressuring the victim to deposit additional funds.
• Between July 15 and October 7, the victim transferred Rs 3,66,44,647 across several accounts before realising the fraud and approaching police.
• Officials cite a surge in similar scams across Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad, referencing SEBI advisories and a recent local case involving a Rs 2.10-crore loss.