India, Jan. 13 -- An online investment offer that claimed steady returns has led to a major financial loss for a serving officer of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. A 33-year-old ITBP officer posted in the region has reported that fraudsters cheated him of about Rs.51 lakh through a share trading scheme promoted on messaging platforms.

The victim, identified as Rajesh Kumar, lives in Surajpur and belongs to Himachal Pradesh. He approached the cybercrime police after repeated attempts to withdraw his money failed. Police said Kumar realised he had been misled when the people who contacted him began asking for more payments instead of releasing the amount shown as profit.

Based on his complaint, the police registered a case and started an ...