The record
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- A 35-year-old school teacher in Bengaluru's Kamaraj Road area lost ₹45 lakh to a fake investment application, according to a complaint filed with the East CEN Police.
- Her family, already in debt after her husband was earlier cheated in a cyberfraud, found the app on social media in November 2025 and was promised high returns, prompting them to take personal loans and transfer money to accounts specified by the fraudsters.
- Between November 2025 and February 20, 2026, they transferred ₹45 lakh, after which the app became inaccessible and the operators' phone numbers were switched off or blocked.
- Police have registered a case and begun investigating to identify the fraudsters and trace the money trail.
What to watch next
- Progress of the police probe into identifying the fraudsters and tracing the money trail
- Whether any of the transferred funds can be recovered
- Whether the delayed formal complaint (filed after reporting on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal) affects the investigation
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Named India · Kamaraj Road · Karnataka · East CEN Police · National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal
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