Pune: A software engineer from Bavdhan and a finance professional from Chikhali lost Rs 45 lakh to cyber crooks in an online share fraud case.Separate complaints were registered with the Bavdhan and Chikhali police on Wednesday in this regard.An officer from the Chikhali police said a 40-year-old finance professional was added to a group of investors in July. The crooks promised him good returns if he opted for block trading in the stock market.“The victim, between July and Aug, transferred Rs 29.4 lakh to seven bank account numbers. When he tried to withdraw his money, he was told to transfer more. He realised that he was being duped and approached the police,” the officer said.In the Bavdhan case, a 51-year-old software engineer lost Rs 15.7 lakh to cyber crooks in July this year.According to the police, the techie came into contact with the crooks through a social media platform.The crooks told him to invest in IPO and over-the-counter (OTC) types of shares.“The techie transferred Rs 15.7 lakh to different bank account numbers provided to him. When he tried to withdraw his money, the crooks cited different reasons and forced him to invest more. The techie realised that he was duped and lodged a complaint,” an officer from the Bavdhan police said.
