LUCKNOW, April 9 -- The UP Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday arrested the alleged mastermind of a multi-crore online investment fraud syndicate accused of duping thousands of people by luring them to invest in cryptocurrency and foreign exchange trading through a platform operating under the name SEA PRIME CAPITAL, senior police officials said here on Thursday.

The accused, identified as Jatindra Ram (41), a resident of Haryana's Yamunanagar district, was arrested from a restaurant on Delhi road in Saharanpur. According to the STF, Jatindra was wanted in a case registered at Masuri police station, Ghaziabad Commissionerate, in connection with an alleged multi-crore investment scam.

During interrogation, Jatindra told investigators t...