Noida, March 20 -- A 39-year-old businessman was allegedly duped of Rs.1.15 crore by fraudsters who allegedly lured him into investing in the share market to earn a huge profit between January 27 and March 5, said police on Wednesday, adding that a case was registered at the cybercrime branch police station on Tuesday.

Police said the complainant, Mayank Gupta, who runs an industrial consultancy firm, resides in Sector 44, Noida.

In his complaint to the police, he said, "On January 27, I received a WhatsApp call from an unidentified number, and the woman introduced herself as Rishita, a certified financial analyst. The woman gave me two website links and asked me to go through them."

"After multiple requests, I completed the registrati...