India, Oct. 12 -- A 37-year-old man, resident of Sector 1 in Greater Noida, was allegedly duped of Rs.20.2 lakhin a share market trading fraud, police said, adding that a case has been registered at the Cybercrime Branch police station.

In his complaint to the police, the victim stated that on September 8, he was added to an unidentified WhatsApp group. "Later, I was added to another group, where I received messages related to share market investments. Every day at 7.30 pm, a man used to conduct classes on investment and inform group members about its benefits. Group participants also used to share screenshots of their profits every day," he alleged in the FIR.

Police said that after a few days, he was provided with a form to open a dem...