LUCKNOW, Jan. 13 -- A 34-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly cheating a city resident of Rs.1.92 crore by luring him into fake investment schemes through WhatsApp, Lucknow cybercrime police said on Tuesday.

"The accused has been identified as Imran Ghazi, a resident of Mishripur Depot under Gudamba police station limits. He was arrested in connection with an FIR registered at the cybercrime police station under sections 318(4), 319(2), 336(3), 338 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 66(D) of the Information Technology Act," SHO (cybercrime) Brijesh Yadav said.

According to police, the case was registered on June 2, 2025, following a complaint by Shalabh Pandey, who alleged that a woman identifying herself as "Bhavi...