Lucknow: A retired JE was defrauded out of ₹97.20 lakh in the name of share trading by posing as a customs officer and committing fraud.

An 80-year-old resident from Sector-Ech of Aashiana, Harimohan, reported to the cyber crime station on Sunday that he was defrauded of 97.20 lakh rupees under the guise of share trading by a former employee of the irrigation department named Jai Harimohan.