{"id":718240,"date":"2026-03-22T14:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coinbase-backed-coindcx-founders-questioned-in-fraud-case-report\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T11:00:24","slug":"coinbase-backed-coindcx-founders-questioned-in-fraud-case-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/coinbase-backed-coindcx-founders-questioned-in-fraud-case-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase-backed CoinDCX founders questioned in fraud case: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDMvMDE5ZDE0NzUtNzI4My03NzIwLWI1ZDctYmEwYjYzZmRkZWZhLmpwZw==.jpg\" alt=\"Coinbase-backed CoinDCX founders questioned in fraud case: Report\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<p>Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX says the fraud complaint is part of a wider impersonation scam, citing more than 1,200 fake sites using its brand.<\/p>\n<p>Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have reportedly been arrested in India following a police complaint alleging their involvement in a crypto investment fraud.<\/p>\n<p>The Economic Times <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/technology\/coindcx-says-fir-against-cofounders-based-on-impersonation-conspiracy-flags-1212-fake-websites\/articleshow\/129722156.cms?from=mdr\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/technology\/coindcx-says-fir-against-cofounders-based-on-impersonation-conspiracy-flags-1212-fake-websites\/articleshow\/129722156.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> Saturday that the pair were arrested by the Thane Police on allegations of criminal breach of trust, citing local officials. Other local <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, including Entrackr, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/entrackr.com\/news\/coindcx-founders-questioned-in-impersonation-fraud-case-firm-denies-allegations-in-fir-11251815\" href=\"https:\/\/entrackr.com\/news\/coindcx-founders-questioned-in-impersonation-fraud-case-firm-denies-allegations-in-fir-11251815\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a> that the founders had been called for questioning rather than arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The case reportedly centers on a website that allegedly posed as the CoinDCX platform and stemmed from a first information report (FIR) filed by a 42-year-old insurance consultant who claimed to have lost about 71 lakh Indian rupees (roughly $75,000) after being lured to invest via the fake site, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/insurance-consultant-from-mumbra-loses-rs-[%E2%80%A6]-fraud\/articleshow\/129634549.cms\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mumbai\/insurance-consultant-from-mumbra-loses-rs-%5B%E2%80%A6%5D-fraud\/articleshow\/129634549.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">according<\/a> to an earlier report by the Times of India.<\/p>\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Indian crypto exchange CoinDCX co-founders Sumit Gupta and Neeraj Khandelwal have reportedly been arrested in India following a police complaint alleging their involvement in a crypto investment fraud. 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