Hyderabad man duped of ₹27 lakh in online trading scam
Hyderabad: A 38-year-old man from Hyderabad was cheated of over ₹27 lakh in an online stock market trading scam, police said.
The victim came across a trading-related advertisement on Facebook and contacted the persons behind it. The fraudsters posed as stock market traders and added him to a WhatsApp group where several people, claiming to be experts and assuring high profits and quick returns, convinced him to invest money.
“Initially, the victim was asked to download a mobile application called ADVPMA for trading. At first, he invested ₹10,000 and received profits. He thought it was a good idea to invest more money. Over time, he transferred a total of ₹27.05 lakh,” NDTV quoted the cybercrime DCP as saying.
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The application continued to show a balance of ₹81.69 lakh, including profits. However, when the victim attempted to withdraw the amount, the withdrawal option was blocked.
“The people running the WhatsApp group then demanded an additional ₹50 lakh, claiming it was needed for processing and taxes,” the cybercrime officer said.
Realising he had been cheated, the victim approached the Hyderabad police and lodged a complaint. A case has been registered and an investigation is under way.
Authorities have advised reporting such frauds immediately to the cybercrime helpline 1930 or through the official cybercrime portal.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
