India, July 17 -- LUCKNOW The Lucknow Police Commissionerate's cyber cell uncovered an alleged investment fraud in which people were lured with promises of doubling their money in 55 days through a fake scheme operated under the name 'BG Wealth'. Two men were on Friday booked for allegedly cheating investors and threatening those who demanded refunds.

The action was carried out under Operation Cy-Vajra by the cyber cell of the east zone and the Ghazipur police station following a complaint filed on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (NCRP).

According to police, the case came to light after Lakshmi Pandey, a resident of Harihar Nagar in Kamta, lodged a complaint on July 14 alleging that her husband had been persuaded by the accuse...