OPINION 70-year-old chartered accountant duped of Rs 21 crore in crypto investment fraud in Gwalior
BHOPAL: A 70-year-old chartered accountant from Gwalior allegedly lost Rs 21.05 crore to cyber fraudsters in a cryptocurrency investment scam over six months.
In December 2025, Ashok Vijayvargiya was contacted on WhatsApp by a woman who introduced herself as investment consultant Divya Singh. She persuaded him to invest in cryptocurrency trading, including USDT and Bitcoin, and sent him a link to create an online trading account.
