Pune engineer loses Rs 57 lakh to ‘movie rating’ fraud, FIR lodged

An engineer from Pune was cheated of Rs 57 lakh by cyber fraudsters who promised him high returns on investment in a ‘movie rating’ business, the police said. The complainant was initially lured with high returns and was later forced into making payments, officials added.

According to the 40-year-old engineer, who works for an automotive sector firm, he made 15 online transactions totalling Rs 57,15,000 to several bank accounts across India. After he realised he had been duped, he lodged an FIR at Ravet police station under the Pimpri Chinchwad jurisdiction.