Two men arrested in Rajasthan, West Bengal for cybercrimes targeting Chennai residents

CHENNAI The Cyber Crime Police, East Zone have arrested a 35-year-old man in Rajasthan for allegedly cheating a Chennai-based businessman of ₹12.99 lakh by promising high returns through an online trading platform advertised on the internet. The complainant, Jeganathan Balaji (54), a resident of Triplicane, was exploring business opportunities related to electric vehicle charging stations on the internet. On May 28, 2026, he came across an advertisement and contacted a business firm through his mobile phone.

The police said the people who spoke to him claimed to represent a Japanese company and persuaded him to register on a particular website to start trading, promising substantial profits. They also offered to provide online training before he began investing. Believing their claims, Balaji transferred a total of ₹12.99 lakh in four instalments to bank accounts provided by them in August.

Initially, the fraudsters paid him a small amount as profit but subsequently stopped communicating with him and deactivated the website.