Investment fraud: doctor loses Rs 36 lakh
A doctor from Barasat who came across an advertisement of a money investment platform on social media and was inducted into a WhatsApp group on the pretext of providing investment tips lost ₹36 lakh, which he thought he had invested.
The state CID arrested a man on Wednesday whose mobile number was linked to one of the bank accounts where the swindled money was transferred. Police identified the accused as Reyaz Ahmed, a resident of Garden Reach.
