North India Statesman
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Mumbai: In the name of Forex trading in Shivaji Nagar area of Govandi, Rs. A fraud of Rs 2 crore was committed. The police have registered a case against a couple in this matter and are searching for the couple.
According to the information received, the complainant, who lives in Shivajinagar with his wife and three children, was introduced to accused Zakir Khan by a friend in October 2023. At the time of identification, Zakir claimed to be headquartered in Dubai and have a foreign exchange trading business. Apart from this it also guarantees high returns on investment in Forex trading.
After this Zakir convinced many local people of Govandi area to invest in his company. In which Zakir told the local people that foreign exchange trading is legal and other people are earning good profits through this trade. Confirming the accused, the complainant gave money to Zakir and his wife Ayesha. An investment of Rs 10 lakh was made. Mata Zakir also made the complainant download an application on his mobile phone to view this investment. After this, the complainant was initially given a good compensation.
However, in October 2024, when the complainant tried to withdraw some money from the invested amount due to financial need, the accused said that the money transaction could not be done due to a technical issue in the app.
After this, till November, all the data of the complainant present in the app was deleted from the app. When the prosecutor inquired about this, Zakir claimed that he had the data of all the investors. However, after some time, Zakir and his wife Ayesha stopped picking up the complainant’s calls and the compensation also stopped coming. The complainant had invested a total of Rs 13.6 lakh between October 2023 and November 2024, trusting Zakir and Ayesha.
After this incident, the complainant realized that he was cheated, he immediately contacted Shivaji Nagar police and lodged a complaint. Based on the complaint, the police registered a case of cheating against Zakir and Ayesha in this regard and however, the couple was absconding and started searching for them.
Police further investigated the case and found that Zakir and Ayesha defrauded 33 investors in Govandi area. In which the European couple paid a total of Rs 10,000. 2.09 crores were embezzled. To gain the trust of the local people, the accused initially paid adequate compensation to all the investors. After this the accused couple switched off their mobile numbers and stopped giving compensation to all the investors.
When this scam came to light, other investors also reached Shivaji Nagar police station and lodged a complaint. According to the police, the investment amount is likely to increase as the number of complainants in the case increases. Therefore, the police conducted further investigation in this matter.
