Police in Hansi have arrested a man in a cyber fraud case where a victim was duped of Rs 3.86 lakh on the pretext of purchasing sugar, Bhaskar reported.
The accused was held from Delhi by the cyber police team and later produced in court, which remanded him to three days of police custody.
Officials said the action was taken under the supervision of Superintendent of Police Amit Yashvardhan as part of efforts to curb cyber crime in the district.
According to Sub-Inspector Sajjan Kumar, the complainantтАЩs father had seen an online advertisement offering sugar for sale. He later received messages on WhatsApp and contacted the number provided, where the caller claimed to be a sugar mill agent.
The victim was asked to transfer money in instalments, initially as an advance and later as full payment. Trusting the offer, he transferred тВ╣3,86,900 to the accusedтАЩs account.
When the sugar was not delivered even after several days, the victim realised he had been cheated and approached the police.
Following the complaint, a case was registered and an investigation launched. Using technical inputs, police traced and arrested the accused, identified as Achall, a resident of Hardoi district in Uttar Pradesh.
Police said further questioning during the remand period will focus on identifying other people involved in the fraud and recovering the cheated amount.
