India, Dec. 5 -- A 50-year-old man in Noida lost Rs.12 crore after being lured to invest in stock trading by cyber criminals, police said on Thursday.

The Sector 47 resident, who did not wish to be identified, is an engineering consultant who provides technical guidance on building construction, police said, adding that the invested the money between October 17 and November 25.

A case was registered at the Cybercrime Branch police station on Wednesday.

In his police complaint, the victim said that on October 17, an unidentified woman WhatsApped him a message, informing about investing in the share market "to make a profit".

"Later, I was added to a group and provided a link to download an App. On November 17, I was removed from that g...