Mumbai: Cyber crime averted as youth gets back Rs 5.24L

Thane: The Thane cyber crime managed to recover Rs 5.24 lakh belonging to a 23-year-old man, who was duped by fake bitcoin trading app luring victims to ‘work from home and earn extra income’.

The police said that the victim, a resident of Lokmanya nagar, used to surf the internet on his mobile phone and while watching videos online, he came across various posts on social media about the investment opportunities in bitcoin and tried them out last week.

“The attractive advertisement offered good income by investing lesser amounts and getting more returns,” said a police officer.