A senior citizen in Ahmedabad lost ₹21 lakh after he was lured with promise of profit if he invested in cryptocurrency.
Dilip Sindhe, a resident of Thaltej, saw an advertisement on Facebook in March. Through the advertisement he contacted Rajdeep Sharma, who informed Sindhe that he had a company offering good profits on investments in the stock market and cryptocurrency.
Sharma then added Sindhe to a WhatsApp group where he provided tips for investing in the stock market. Following this, Sindhe invested ₹21 lakh in cryptocurrency through a link provided by Sharma, which showed a profit of ₹1.25 crore.
However, when Sindhe tried to transfer the supposed profit into his account, he was unable to do so and realised that he had been duped.