MUMBAI
In a double whammy for hundreds of investors who have already lost crores in the National Spot Exchange Limited (NSEL) scam, the Mumbai police's cyber crime cell has registered a case against them over offensive posts on a Facebook page maintained under the name 'NSEL Investors Forum'.
According to crime branch officials, the case has been registered with the cyber crime police station at Bandra Kurla Complex and the cops are in the process to ascertaining which group of investors maintained the page.
What are the charges?
A few days ago, city-based lawyer Naveen Chomal approached the crime branch with a complaint alleging that the investors who maintain the 'NSEL Investor's Forum' Facebook page have used the national emblem as their display picture, which is against the law. His complaint also stated that offensive comments about the order of the high court judge who granted bail to NSEL scam's prime accused Jignesh Shah had been posted on the page.
"The Facebook page has a lot of offensive posts. They have used the national emblem as their symbol, which is against the law. More importantly, they have posted a picture of a high court judge who granted bail to Jignesh Shah with his face blackened," said Chomal.
Case registered under IT Act
The cyber crime police on Thursday summoned Chomal to record his statement in connection of the case. "We have registered a case after getting the complaint and are investigating the comments made on the page," said a crime branch officer. The police have registered a case under section 66A (sending of "false and offensive" messages through a computer or a communication device) of Information Technology Act and are investigating further.
Scam recap
Last year, an investor had registered an offence against the directors and key management persons of NSEL for cheating, forgery, criminal breach of trust and conspiracy. In August, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a 9,000-page supplementary charge sheet against Shah, the prime accused in the Rs 5,600-crore scam case. This is the first charge sheet to be filed against Shah. Earlier in January 2014, the EOW had filed the main charge sheet, which too was a 9,000-page document, against five accused.
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