Navi Mumbai man duped of Rs 74.6 lakh in share trading fraud
Thane (PTI): A 59-year-old man from Navi Mumbai has allegedly been cheated of Rs 74.67 lakh after being lured into investing in share trading with a promise of high returns, police said on Thursday.
The accused had contacted the victim, a resident of Panvel, and persuaded him to invest in share trading. Initially, small profits were credited to his account to gain his confidence.
Subsequently, the accused persuaded him to invest larger amounts by displaying inflated returns on a fake trading interface and directing him to transfer money to fraudulent bank accounts.
The victim deposited the money into the accounts between November 28, 2025, and January 1 this year, an official from the cyber police station said.
However, the victim neither received any profit nor was he able to recover his invested amount, he said.
Based on his complaint, the cyber police on Tuesday registered a case against five persons under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for cheating and online fraud, the official said.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
