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24-year-old Nigerian man arrested for duping women of over N1.6m in India
A 24-year-old Nigerian man, Gideon, has been arrested in India for duping a woman of Rs 3.25 lakh (over N1.6m) on a matrimonial site after introducing himself as a physiotherapist settled in the USA.
The suspect who currently reside in Greater Noida was arrested by Chandigarh Police Cyber Cell on Wednesday, July 20, 2022.
According to the police, the victim had uploaded her profile on shadi.com. The accused accessed the details about her from the matrimonial site, introduced himself as Amit Bedi and managed to trap her.
Police recovered two mobile phones, including a SIM card, more than 24 bank debit cards which were cloned, a cloning machine, and three laptops from his house in Greater Noida.The accused was remanded in one-day police custody.
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