Pune man, brother duped of over Rs 2 crore in online share trading scam

A Pune-based 53-year-old man and his brother lost Rs 2.45 crore to an online share trading scam.

The victim, who is a resident of Charholi Budruk, lodged the FIR in this case at the Dighi police station on Saturday.

The police said a cybercriminal added the complainant to a WhatsApp group and told him that he could earn huge profits through online share trading.

Later, the fraudster also added the complainant’s brother to the same WhatsApp group.