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An 80-year-old advocator from Devanahalli was allegedly cheated of ₹40,260 successful an online concern fraud aft fraudsters utilized the sanction of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman connected societal media to lure investors with promises of precocious returns successful the stock market.
According to a ailment filed astatine the Devanahalli Police Station connected Monday, the unfortunate a nonmigratory of Kuvempu Layout successful Avathi, Devanahalli Taluk, Bengaluru Rural district, stated that helium came crossed societal media contented claiming that investments successful the banal marketplace would make important profits successful March this year. Trusting the claims, helium transferred a full of ₹40,260 successful aggregate transactions connected March 26, 2026, from his savings account.
The constabulary said the complainant aboriginal realised helium whitethorn person been cheated and contacted the nationalist cybercrime helpline 1930 to study the incident.
The unfortunate has submitted copies of the UTR transaction details and sought constabulary assistance to retrieve the mislaid amount.
