Lucknow, Oct. 18 -- A businessman and another individual from Lucknow have been duped of a total of Rs 3.27 crore by cybercriminals who lured them through social media with the pretext of investing in the stock market.
Both victims have filed First Information Reports (FIRs) with the Cyber Crime Cell and Aliganj Police Station, officials confirmed today. Police have launched an investigation.
Local businessman Pragya Kumar Singh, a resident of Vardan Khand in Gomtinagar, connected with a woman named Farha Arora on social media in July. Claiming to be a stock market expert, Arora promised high returns and persuaded Singh to download a trading app through a link she provided.
Between July 14 and October 4, Singh invested a staggering Rs 2....