Dehradun, May 23 -- A man has alleged that he was cheated of nearly Rs 9 lakh by fraudsters who promised high returns on investment through a fake WhatsApp group. The complaint has been lodged at the Cyber Crime Police Station.
According to the complainant, Ravindra Singh Bumrah, a resident of MDDA Colony near ISBT, he came across an advertisement on LinkedIn on 26 January 2025. The ad claimed to be from Sharekhan Securities Ltd and invited people to join a WhatsApp group named "4-2 Miracle Asset Sharekhan Securities Ltd" for investment tips. The group had nearly 150 members, and instructions were regularly shared by a woman named Madhusudan Warrier.
Later, another person named Nisha Basu contacted him directly and encouraged him to inves...