Pune, 30 June 2025: Pune Cyber Police have busted an international cyber fraud racket that duped citizens of lakhs of rupees under the pretext of offering high returns through online share trading and IPO investments. Six people have been arrested in connection with the scam, which involved the use of multiple bank accounts and SIM cards to transfer the cheated money.

According to the police, the accused Divyanshi Agrawal and Ashok Reddy contacted victims via phone calls and WhatsApp chats, luring them into downloading an app called ‘Trshunya’ and investing in fake share trading schemes. The complainant was cheated of ₹60.2 lakh through this method.

During the investigation, it was found that ₹14.3 lakh of the defrauded amount had been transferred to the account of a finance firm named ‘Adiyogi Scrap and Waste Management LLP’ in Shivane. The firm’s director, Aniket Prashant Bhadale, a resident of Shivajinagar Gaothan, has been arrested.

The police also found that Nepali nationals were part of the racket. From a hotel in Narhe, officers arrested Norbu Sherpa (28) and Ang Nuri Sherpa (21), along with Sagar Machhindra Gaikwad (26) and Shivtej Ashok Gunjkar (33), both residents of Pune. These individuals helped the gang by providing bank accounts and using digital tools to transfer the defrauded money.

Police have seized a large amount of digital evidence, including 10 mobile phones, 10 pen drives, 53 debit cards, 174 SIM cards, 55 chequebooks, four laptops, 27 QR codes, a swipe machine, DVR, and four hard disks.

The operation was carried out under the guidance of Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner Ranjankumar Sharma, Additional Commissioner of Crime Pankaj Deshmukh, DCP Vivek Masal, and ACP Machhindra Khade. Senior PI Swapnali Shinde, PI Sangita Devkate, and a team of police personnel including Sandesh Karne, Praveensingh Rajput, Rajudas Chavan, Amar Bansode, Janhavi Bhadekar, and Prashant Borhade were involved in the successful action.