School teacher loses Rs 66 lakh in online investment scam in Maharashtra

THANE: A 54-year-old school teacher from Maharashtra’s Thane district lost Rs 66 lakh after falling prey to an online investment scam, an official said on Friday.

The Kalyan resident told the police that a woman, who identified herself as Sunita Chowdhary, befriended him on social media and coaxed him to invest in a scheme through a website promising high returns.