PANAJI
The Cyber Crime Police have arrested a Kerala-based fraudster who allegedly defrauded people across five states, including Goa, and accumulated Rs 1.11 crore through investment scams and financial frauds.
According to details shared by the police PRO, the investigation team arrested Muhammed Hajish, a 26-year-old native of Malappuram in Kerala, during an investigation into a trading scam. A Porvorim resident was allegedly duped into investing Rs 35.64 lakh in “Forex Trading” with the promise of high returns but ended up losing the sum transferred to the impersonator in different transactions to various bank accounts.
The probe revealed that Hajish had withdrawn a portion of the defrauded amount from his bank account, which was traced to Malappuram. A police team was sent and he was arrested.
“Upon interrogation, it was revealed that the accused’s bank account was connected to similar fraudulent activities across five different states, with a total amount of Rs 1.11 crore involved in these crimes,” police said.
The accused is in police custody and further investigation is underway.
