This story is from June 15, 2021

Chinese national held in Malda linked to fraud in Hyderabad?

Telangana police are verifying the involvement of an alleged Chinese spy arrested on the India-Bangladesh border in an investment fraud case registered in the city. Police are also verifying about his claim of visiting Hyderabad in 2010 and his association with a company registered in Pahadisharif.
Chinese national held in Malda linked to fraud in Hyderabad?
Currently, Han is in police custody of Kaliachak police of West Bengal (Picture used for representational purpose only)
HYDERABAD: Telangana police are verifying the involvement of an alleged Chinese spy arrested on the India-Bangladesh border in an investment fraud case registered in the city. Police are also verifying about his claim of visiting Hyderabad in 2010 and his association with a company registered in Pahadisharif.
Chinese national Han Junwei was caught by Border Security Force (BSF) in Malda district of West Bengal on June 10 while he was trying to illegally cross the border from Bangladesh.
According to police, the arrest was made based on information provided by Han’s associate Sun Jiang, who was arrested by Lucknow Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS).
Currently, Han is in police custody of Kaliachak police of West Bengal. During questioning, Han confessed to cops that he was operating a hotel at DLF Phase-3, Gurugram. He also confessed to have visited India six times so far, including once to Hyderabad in 2010.
During the subsequent probe, police realised that one of the directors of the hotel in Gurugram was also a director in a company registered in Pahadisharif and another company registered in Vashi, Navi Mumbai. Han Junwei is also a director in those two private companies.
Rachakonda police along with state intelligence sleuths were verifying details of the company. Meanwhile, cyber crime sleuths of Hyderabad and Cyberabad were checking if Han Junwei was related to Power Bank money investment fraud. Delhi police had recently arrested a gang linked to the fraud amounting to Rs 150 crore and one case was also registered in the city based on the complaint of a group of victims.
“By promising to provide exorbitant interest on the principal, the accused lure victims by paying promptly when the investment is small. Later, once the victim invests lakhs of rupees, the fraudster block his access to Power Bank investment app,” assistant commissioner of police (ACP), cyber crime KVM Prasad said. Police had registered one case where a group of victims lost over Rs 10 lakh.
Hyderabad police along with their Cyberabad counterparts were gathering details about Han’s activities in the country, including possible involvement in investment frauds.
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