Doctor loses ₹76.5 lakh in online trading scam

A government doctor was scammed out of ₹76.5 lakh after being promised high returns on investments in online trading. He joined a WhatsApp group after seeing an ad on YouTube, where scammers posed as investors and provided trading guidance. The victim transferred money to a website for stock investments, only to realize he had been deceived when he couldn’t withdraw funds. The police are investigating the case under the Information Technology Act. This incident highlights the dangers of falling for online trading scams, where scammers quickly siphon off transferred funds.