India, April 17 -- A Delhi court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea of a man accused in a cyber fraud case involving cheating through a WhatsApp investment scheme, saying that his custodial interrogation was necessary to unearth the larger conspiracy.

Additional Sessions Judge Harvinder Singh was hearing the anticipatory plea filed by Sumit, who has been accused of "serious cyber fraud," in which the complainant was induced to part with a substantial amount of money on the pretext of investment.

In the order dated April 10, the court said, "The grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant accused would amount to shutting doors upon further investigation into the matter, upon ascertaining the role of the applicant accused and upon fu...