Mumbai police recover 100 stolen mobile phones worth Rs 15 lakh

The police stations under Zone 2 in Mumbai have recovered 100 mobile phones collectively valued at Rs15 lakhs and returned them to their ownersThe operation involved teams from Pydhonie LT Marg DB Marg Malabar Hill Gamdevi and VP Marg police stationsThrough tracking using the CEIR portal and employing various other measures the police were able to trace and retrieve the stolen phonesThe handover of the recovered phones to the respective complainants took place at Nagpada police station on January 30 The complainants have expressed joy as they got their phones backMeanwhile three persons from Maharashtras Thane district were defrauded of Rs 19 lakh after being promised highpaying jobs online a police official said on TuesdayNewswire PTI reported that the accused persons swindled Rs 19 97 019 from the three victimsAn official from Khadakpada Police Station told PTI that one of the victims in her police complaint stated that they were contacted through a Telegram ID with an offer of such jobs after which they invested money in various online assignmentsHowever the victims didnt receive any money for their work nor the sum they had invested the report further statedThe PTI report stated that the cops based on the complaint filed on Sunday have registered a case against thee woman who contacted the three victims under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal CodeIn another instance a Navi Mumbai businessman was defrauded of Rs 6023 lakh after he was lured to invest in forex and cryptocurrency trading for lucrative returns The cops have booked five persons in connection with this caseAccording to the report the accused had contacted the 59yearold businessman a resident of the Kalamboli area and enticed him to invest in forex and cryptocurrency trading The accused also promised high returns and the man subsequently invested Rs 64 70 024 through various links made available by the accused Navi Mumbai cyber cells senior police inspector Gajanan Kadam told PTIHowever when the complainant sought returns the accused gave evasive replies After his persistent followup the accused returned only Rs 4 46 878 and later turned unresponsiveThe cyber cell police on Monday registered a case against five persons based on the complaint they were charged under Sections 419 cheating by personation and 420 cheating of the Indian Penal Code the PTI report statedAccording to the report the official said that those not familiar with financial instruments like forex and cryptocurrency should exercise caution and thoroughly research any investment platform or person before committing funds With additional reporting from PTI