UP: Two arrested in Rs 100 crore cryptocurrency fraud

Key Highlights

• Around 1500 people were cheated in Agra alone, while the total number of victims runs into several thousands across Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, he said.
• Investigation so far has revealed that they collected around Rs 100 crore from people in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh through this scheme and misappropriated the funds.
• The two allegedly collected nearly Rs 100 crore through the scheme and misappropriated the funds.
• Vinod has several cases registered against him earlier, the ADC said.
• One of their accomplices, Ajay, has already been sent to jail by the Agra police, while several others are absconding.