Telangana man looking for bride loses Rs 8.1 lakh in investment fraud

HYDERABAD: A 31-year-old man from Kothur lost Rs 8.15 lakh after being duped through a fake trading website by a woman he met on a matrimonial platform.

According to the Cyberabad Cybercrime police, the victim met one Sowmya Reddy on a matrimonial site and later interacted with her on WhatsApp. After a week of regular communication, she persuaded him to invest in a “short-term trading opportunity.”