Barely eight months after getting back a portion of the ₹71 lakh lost in a cyber fraud, a 24-year-old private firm employee was duped again, losing ₹72 lakh in fresh online investment trap.The victim, a resident of S.R. Nagar, has approached the Central Division Cyber Crime police seeking help again.Based on the complaint filed on Saturday, the police have registered an FIR against the unknown person charging him under IT Act and section 308 (extortion) of BNS.According to the complaint, the victim had been cheated of ₹71.9 lakh in online trading scam in April this year and a complaint was filed . After the court intervention, a part of the amount - ₹9.8 lakh - transferred to different accounts has been accused was reverted to the complainant’s account .On July 1, the complainant was called by unknown person on his social media account and on WhatsApp call threatening to file cases against him in different police stations and forced him to transfer a total of ₹72.6 lakh online between July 1 and September 11 this year.The police are now seeking transactions details to verify the veracity of the complaint. Further investigations are on to track down the accused based on the contact details shared by the complainant.Published - September 15, 2025 07:52 pm IST