A man from Pune in Maharashtra has allegedly been duped of more than Rs 5 lakh after being lured by a cyber fraudster under the pretext of investment in the share market for good returns, police said, reported news agency PTI.

The victim had been looking at some advertisements related to share market investment. A person later added him to a WhatsApp group, with its administrator guiding people on share trading, an Ambegaon police official said.

Later, a person sent the victim a link and asked to furnish details for the investment, promising good returns in an IPO subscription. Under the pretext, the person managed to access the victim's Aadhaar card, PAN card and other details, the official said, reported PTI.