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KOLKATA: A 52-year-old Gariahat resident was allegedly duped of Rs 90 lakh over 11 days by a ‘Facebook friend’ who had introduced himself as a pilot. The money was deposited to different accounts in 23 instalments.The woman had allegedly received a friend request from one Manish Kumar in February. “We are trying to trace the money trail and the Facebook account holder,” a senior officer said. She finally realized she was being duped and lodged a complaint.Police registered a case under sections of the IPC and the IT Act. “Kumar then asked me to open an account in that bank so that he could deposit $70,000 dollars and asked for more money before I could use the account ..