A 40-year-old resident of Surathkal in Mangaluru has complained to the police that he has lost over ₹ 14 lakh to an online investment fraud.
In a complaint to the Udupi Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime (CEN) Police Station, the victim said that on August 3, 2025, he received a call on WhatsApp from one Vishal Rao. On the latter’s advice, the victim opened an investment account on the website www.mirror.vip/client-area/login. Later, he attended several related online meetings on Zoom. He received emails from [email protected] giving him a list of bank accounts to which he transferred an investment amount totalling ₹14.07 lakh between August 3, 2025 and November 29, 2025.
Having failed to get any interest on the invested amount or return of the invested amount, the victim filed the complaint before the CEN Police Station. The police registered this complaint for offences under Sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the Information Technology Act and Section 318(4) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Published – February 08, 2026 07:03 pm IST
