A Nigerian man, Ernest Michael Ohenhen has been arrested for allegedly duping a Dehradun resident of N33.3m on the pretext of investment in cryptocurrency worth Rs 2 crores in India.
The Uttarakhand Special Task Force (STF) disclosed this on Tuesday, August 17.
According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) STF, Ajay Singh, Ohenhen, who stays illegally in India fraudulently took Rs 60 lakhs from the complainant.
In a joint operation, Uttarakhand STF and cyber police arrested the accused from Delhi in a case of cyber fraud.
The police recovered eight cellphones, two laptops, and other gadgets from Ohenhen, who was also allegedly engaged in another cyber fraud in Devprayag, Uttarakhand.