MUMBAI, May 9 -- A 71-year-old retired Merchant Navy captain from Dadar East was allegedly cheated of Rs.3.37 crore by cyber fraudsters posing as associates of Axis Capital MD and CEO Atul Mehra. After being added to a WhatsApp group in January purportedly linked to the investment firm, he was contacted by a woman claiming to be Mehra's assistant. Upon taking his details, she sent him a link to a trading platform that appeared genuine. He was instructed to invest there. "Initially, the complainant was hesitant, but after being shown profits and receiving some returns on their website, he started investing regularly," a police officer said. Over 61 transactions, the complainant allegedly transferred Rs.3.37 crore to the bank accounts provided by the scammers. The fake investment platform later showed profits amounting to Rs.27 crore. He attempted to withdraw the amount but was allegedly asked to pay Rs.37 lakh as tax. They refused when he asked them to deduct the amount from his profits instead. He got suspicious and approached the police....