CID Arrests Bank Employee in é 36 Lakh Stock Market Duplication Case

A senior CID officer has reported that Amit Ghosh, 34, an employee of a private bank, was arrested on Thursday for being part of a group that duped a man out of é 36 lakh by luring him to invest in the stock market. The duping was done through an advertisement on social media, which led the victim, Rajkumar Bhattacharjee, to pay the amount in 10 separate transactions over two months.

Key Takeaways:

• Amit Ghosh, a 34-year-old employee of a private bank, was arrested for allegedly being part of a group that duped a man out of é 36 lakh by luring him to invest in the stock market.
• The group posed as representatives of a financial services platform and used social media to lure the victim into joining the platform for training in the stock market.
• The victim paid é 36 lakh in 10 separate transactions over two months, with a large portion of the amount being transferred to a company called The Local Brand Shop operated by film producer Prosenjit Ranjan Nath.
• A team from Barasat cyber police station had earlier arrested Debasish Roy, who worked for the financial services platform, for his involvement in the fraud.
• Prosenjit Ranjan Nath was also arrested on June 25 for his alleged involvement in the fraud, and there may be more individuals involved in this case.

Statistics:

• é 36 lakh was the amount duped from the victim, Rajkumar Bhattacharjee, in the stock market duplication case.
• 10 separate transactions were used by the victim to pay the amount over a period of two months.
• é 18 lakh was transferred to the account of a company called The Local Brand Shop, operated by film producer Prosenjit Ranjan Nath.

Sources:

• "CID Arrests Bank Employee in é 36 Lakh Stock Market Duplication Case" - ABP Private Limited (2025)
• "Barasat police arrests film producer, others in é 36 lakh stock market duping case" - ABP Private Limited (June 2025)
• "Abrupt end to a fraud" - The Telegraph (2025)