India, July 25 -- An 87-year-old retired professor was allegedly duped of Rs.2.89 crore after a woman befriended him by sharing her pictures and lured him to invest in the share market from April to June 2025 in Sector 36, Noida, police said on Thursday.

Police said the victim, hailing from Rajasthan, in his complaint said, "On April 1, I came in contact with a woman through a social media platform who introduced herself as the manager of a Kolkata-based wealth management company."

The FIR read, "After a conversation about my health and paternal home, the woman shared her photographs. Later, she shared information about trading."

Later, another man introduced the victim to share market and advised him to invest to earn a 15 to 30 perce...