Team Goemkarponn
CANACONA: Canacona Police have registered a case following a complaint alleging that a man was misled into a cryptocurrency investment scheme and induced to provide bank account details that were allegedly used in cyber fraud transactions.
According to the complaint filed by Rohit Pagui, a resident of Canacona, the incident occurred between September and October 2025.
The complainant alleged that the accused approached him with what was presented as a cryptocurrency investment business opportunity through an online application. The accused allegedly persuaded him to purchase cryptocurrency through the platform and transfer it to the accused.
The complaint further states that the accused induced the complainant to provide his HDFC Bank account details for receiving funds from investors and also convinced him to obtain and share the bank account details of another person, identified as Sawan Dhuri.
According to the complaint, both bank accounts were later frozen and lien markings were placed on them after authorities suspected that funds linked to cyber fraud had been credited into the accounts.
The complainant has alleged that the accused misrepresented the nature of the cryptocurrency business and fraudulently used the bank accounts for receiving and transferring funds connected with cyber fraud, resulting in financial loss and legal complications.
Further investigation is being carried out by PSI Vishal Velip of Canacona Police Station.
