Company secretary loses Rs 11 lakh as a result of online fraud

A 50-year-old man who works as a company secretary in Thane, Maharashtra, has lost over Rs 11 lakh after being duped by a cyber fraudster who offered him a part-time online job, police said on Friday (28 April).

The victim filed a complaint against an unidentified woman, and a case was registered at Kapurbawdi police station under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 420 (cheating) and the Information and Technology (IT) Act.