Army doctor loses Rs 1.2 cr in share trading cyber fraud

With the promise of high returns in stock market trading on a WhatsApp group he was added to, an Army doctor serving in Pune lost Rs 1.2 crore in online share trading fraud to cyber criminals who made him believe his total earnings would amount to the tune of Rs 10 crore.

A First Information Report in the case was registered at Cyber Police station of Pune City police based on a complaint filed by an Army doctor who is in his 30s and currently serves at a defence establishment in Pune. According to the FIR, between the third week of July and last week of August, the complainant made close to three dozen transactions totalling Rs 1.22 crore.