19 family members dupe Maharashtra brothers of Rs 1 crore in crypto scam

Police in Maharashtra have booked 19 members of the same family for allegedly duping two siblings of over Rs 1 crore in a cryptocurrency scam. The incident occurred in Thane district, where a man and his brother were lured into the scheme with promises of multi-fold returns on their investments.

After realising they had been scammed, the 42-year-old victim lodged a complaint at Rabodi police station on Wednesday. The total value of the siblings’ combined investment was Rs 1.17 crore.