India, Sept. 4 -- A 71-year-old elderly man was duped of Rs.73.25 lakh by cyber fraudsters after trapping him in stock market investment fraud, police said on Wednesday.

The victim is a resident of Sector 65, said police, adding he remained trapped in the fraud for almost two months.

Sandeep Kumar, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said that the fraud started taking place from July 25 and continued till August 27.

Investigators said that the victim was sent a link on his WhatsApp by the suspects for downloading an app to monitor his investment, which was actually a phishing app.

"The conmen had initially credited money in the bank account of the victim by labelling the money as profit earned on his investments. After winnin...