LUCKNOW, Jan. 15 -- A serving army officer was allegedly duped of nearly Rs.4.8 lakh on the pretext of online investment after being added to a WhatsApp group that promised high returns through stock market trading tips, police said on Thursday.

An FIR was lodged in this connection at Cantonment police station here under Section 66D of the Information Technology Act on January 4, but the matter came to the fore on Thursday.

In her complaint, Major Pooja Yadav, a resident of the Cantonment area here, stated that she was added to a WhatsApp group called '532 DBS Stock Profit Growth Wealth Group', where members were regularly given stock trading tips and investment advice. The group was allegedly administered by individuals who claimed to ...