<p>Two <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/noida-6-year-old-girl-sexually-assaulted-by-labourer-on-school-premises-23387050" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Noida-residents</a> were defrauded of about Rs 1.40 crore by cyber thugs by promising huge returns on stock market investments, police said on Monday.</p>
<p>Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Cyber Crime) Preeti Yadav said the victims include a woman and a man who have filed separate complaints.</p>
<p>Yadav said that Trishala, who lives in the Golf Avenue Society in Sector 75, lodged a report in the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/uttar-pradesh-doctor-held-under-antireligious-conversion-case-six-years-after-marriage-23378960" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Cybercrime Police Station</a> last night in which she said she was added to a WhatsApp group -- BlackRock Stock Club -- a few months ago.</p>
<p>A woman in the group shared with her information about <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/gurugram-malls-evacuated-after-bomb-threat-search-operation-underway-23376568" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">stock market investments</a> and got her to downloaded an app in her phone, Trishala alleged.</p>
<p>She said she initially got some returns from her investments and as she grew trust in the system she decided to invest Rs 1 crore, according to the the officer.</p>
<p>But when Trishala wanted to withdraw her money, the accused allegedly refused to let her do so and removed her from the group, according to the complaint.</p>
<p>Yadav said the police has registered a case based on the complaint and is probing the matter.</p>
<p>In a similar case, Sector 16-resident Rohit Chawla filed a report in the cybercrime police station last night, alleging he was defrauded of Rs 40.70 lakh.</p>
<p>The officer said police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.</p>
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