Rajasthan man sentenced to six years in Coimbatore online investment fraud
The accused, P. Surendra Dewal, a native of Deediya Khurd village in Nagaur district, was arrested by the Coimbatore City Cyber Crime Police on April 22, 2025. He has remained in judicial custody since the time of his arrest. The prosecution concluded within a month.
According to the police, the complainant was added to a WhatsApp group titled G3 Hem Securities Exchange Group, where unidentified individuals impersonating investment advisors persuaded him to invest in online block trading. He was instructed to create a Hem Premium account and transfer funds to multiple bank accounts under the guise of high-return investment opportunities.
The complainant transferred a total of ₹47,40,000, of which ₹40,00,000 was deposited in two instalments directly into the accused's account. This transaction constituted the first layer of the fraudulent scheme, the police said.
Judicial Magistrate-IV T.R. Arun Kumar awarded the accused two years of imprisonment each under Sections 61(2) and 318(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and Section 66D of the Information Technology Act. The sentences are to run consecutively. The court also imposed a fine of ₹2 lakh.
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