The city police have arrested three men on the charge of cheating a person of lakhs by promising a part-time job in online trading.
The accused were identified as Sivadasan of Malappuram; Ashraf of Malappuram; and Shajimon of Malappuram.
The accused contacted a Thiruvananthapuram resident over Telegram and promised a job in purchase and sale of online trading products, with high returns. They showed the victim video programmes of investing the money earned through online trading in crypto currency to earn huge profits to convince the victim to open an account on the virtual platform.
