Pune: Tax consultant duped of ₹28.85 lakh in online fraud

The incident took place between February 13 and March 14 this year and a case was registered at Hinjewadi on May 10

A 50-year-old woman tax consultant from Bavdhan area of the city was duped of ₹28.85 lakh in an online fraud, said police. The incident took place between February 13 and March 14 this year and a case was registered at Hinjewadi on May 10.

A 50-year-old woman tax consultant from Bavdhan area of the city was duped of ₹28.85 lakh in an online fraud. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)

According to the victim, she was approached by the accused via social media messaging platform and she received a link to download another social media application. On that platform, the woman was asked to open an account where she used to get various online tasks. The platform had promised to pay her a certain amount after completion of the task and had even provided her with a login ID and password to access the platform.

Police said that the accused also asked the woman to invest in a cryptocurrency platform to get high returns. As instructed by the accused, the victim completed tasks and invested ₹28.85 lakh and was expecting high returns. However, the victim soon realised that she was duped and lodged a case on Wednesday.

A case has been registered at Hinjewadi police station under sections 406,420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).