Overview
- The 52-year-old complainant told police he met a woman on a dating app who identified herself as Priyanka Gupta of Juhu and later shifted conversations to WhatsApp.
- According to the complaint, on October 13 she urged him to invest through a platform she called Market Axess Company and helped set up his trading account.
- He deposited a total of Rs 53.30 lakh over time as the platform displayed rising returns and showed a virtual balance of about Rs 1.08 crore.
- When he tried to withdraw funds, purported company representatives allegedly demanded an upfront 30% payment and then gave evasive replies to refund requests.
- An FIR has been filed for cheating and offences under the Information Technology Act against two unidentified persons, and police say the probe continues with no arrests or recovery reported.