A 44-year-old man from Thane, Navi Mumbai lost Rs 45.69 lakh to a cyber fraudster who lured him to invest in share trading. An official gave this information on Tuesday.
Based on a complaint, a first FIR has been registered against five people under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, a Cyber Police official said. Information report has been filed. the station said.
The officer said the complainant has alleged that the accused contacted her on various social media platforms and lured her to invest in share trading by assuring good returns.
The complainant invested Rs 45.69 lakh between March 2 and April 14 and claimed that he did not get any returns and could not get back the amount invested, he said.
The officer said the police are trying to establish the identity of the accused with the help of the mobile numbers, WhatsApp groups and Telegram IDs that they had used to contact the complainant.
Based on a complaint, a first FIR has been registered against five people under sections 420 (cheating), 406 (criminal breach of trust) of the Indian Penal Code and other relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act, a Cyber Police official said. Information report has been filed. the station said.
The officer said the complainant has alleged that the accused contacted her on various social media platforms and lured her to invest in share trading by assuring good returns.
The complainant invested Rs 45.69 lakh between March 2 and April 14 and claimed that he did not get any returns and could not get back the amount invested, he said.
The officer said the police are trying to establish the identity of the accused with the help of the mobile numbers, WhatsApp groups and Telegram IDs that they had used to contact the complainant.
