North India Statesman
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Mumbai – South Cyber Police has arrested an accused named Mohammad Kalim Akbar Ali Khan (29) in a cyber fraud case of Rs 5.39 crore by fake stock investment platform called Golden Bridge Investment Group. The investigating agency said that 51 cases of cyber fraud have been registered in the name of Khan in various cities of the country. It is learned that Khan had a turnover of crores in his account.
According to police sources in this regard, the retired industrialist complainant living in Malabar Hill met a woman named Aakriti Desai through a dating app. The woman described herself as a Noida businessman. Gradually, a good friendship between the two developed, so he wooed the complainant to invest in the Golden Bridge Investment Group. According to this woman, the complainant invested around Rs 5.4 crore on this online platform between July 2024 and February 2025. Initially the complainant received Rs 20 lakh as ‘compensation’. When the complainant attempted to withdraw his entire investment, he realized that he was cheated when he was asked to pay 30% tax and fee on the alleged profit of Rs 80 crore.
Police investigation revealed that out of the amount of fraud, five lakh rupees were from Messrs. Maxmore was sent through Digitec Private Limited, which is registered in the name of Khan. Investigating officer of the case Nandkumar Gopale said that Khan was involved in accepting and transferring money received from fraud. Investigation has revealed that a woman is also involved in this entire case. After Khan’s arrest, the police have also started searching for his other associates in this fraud.
