Vikram Purohit: Arrest at Mumbai Airport: Man linked to Cambodian scammers accused of Rs 3 Crore fraud |

New Delhi: Delhi Police has arrested a man named Vikram Purohit bee Mumbai Airport for allegedly misleading several people fraudulent schemes. The suspect had reportedly been in contact with Cambodian scammers and a lookout circular had been issued against him.
The investigation revealed that he transferred Rs 3 crore in cash and cryptocurrency to his associates both in India and abroad. He was detained upon landing at the airport from Vietnam.
On February 21, a woman filed a complaint with the police National reporting portal for cybercrime (NCRP). She is said to have joined a WhatsApp group via an invitation link on social media. The alleged scammers claimed they were teaching stock chart analysis and broadcast their lessons daily via a shared link. They convinced her to open an institutional account and announced that they would buy and sell two stocks a day at a profit. Police said she ended up investing Rs 18 lakh and was subsequently cheated.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southwest) Surender Chaudhary formed a team led by Inspector Vikas Buldak to investigate the case. The police arrested two persons, Deepu and Mohammad Ali, both account holders to whom the money had been transferred. Chetan Naidu, a man who worked for Purohit, was also arrested.
The gang asked individuals to give up their bank accounts for the transfer of the defrauded money, promising to give them a cut in return. “Naidu collected bank accounts for further supply. He accessed the internet banking of the accounts, and after checking the eligibility of the accounts to receive the fake amount and increase the limits, he gave them to Purohit” , the police said.
Purohit fled the country and a lookout circular was issued for his arrest. While returning to India from Vietnam on October 12, he was detained at Mumbai airport. He disclosed that he was in contact with fraudsters operating this fraud syndicate both in India and abroad including Cambodia.