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NEw new delhi, A authorities employee serving with the Defence explore and evolution Organisation was allegedly cheated of thomas more than ₹15 lakh in an online investment scam, an official said on Thursday.Three persons - Sandeep Sain and Parikshit , both residents of Haryana, and Sachin Jhakkar , of Rajasthan - have been arrested for the crime.Police said the trio played different roles in facilitating the movement and layering of the defrauded money.According to police, the victim, a New Delhi resident, reached out to them after being allegedly duped in a fraudulent online investment scheme.He reported that he was contacted by persons claiming to be representatives of a work-from-home company involved in property rental ratings and leasing-related tasks."The victim was added to a group, provided training and asked to register on multiple websites. Initially, he received small profits after completing tasks and depositing money, which helped the fraudsters gain his confidence," said the police officer.He was then persuaded to invest larger sums in purported "charter leases", "bonus tasks" and other investment opportunities promising high returns.Police said the victim transferred money on multiple occasions and eventually invested around ₹15.74 lakh. When he attempted to withdraw the amount reflected in his online account, the fraudsters allegedly demanded an additional payment as a withdrawal penalty."No withdrawal was allowed, and no money was returned," the officer added.Following the complaint, an e-FIR was registered, and an investigation was launched. A team conducted technical surveillance, analysed digital evidence and tracked financial transactions across multiple states.During the investigation, Sandeep was arrested from Karnal on June 7, followed by Sachin from Pitampura in Delhi on June 8.Parikshit, who had earlier evaded police teams during raids, was eventually apprehended on June 9 from Hisar, Haryana.Teams found that Parikshit acted as a first-layer account holder receiving fraud proceeds, while Sandeep functioned as a second-layer account holder facilitating onward transfers.Sachin allegedly provided bank accounts used for routing the cheated funds. Further investigation and efforts are underway to identify other members.This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.

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