Mumbai: Cyber cops nab ‘girl’ for Rs 31 lakh con

MUMBAI: Central region cyber police on Friday arrested a 33-year-old ICWA drop-out for posing as a girl, befriending a city software engineer, promising to marry and cheating him of over Rs 31.6 lakh in two cases.

Sayyed Ahmed (31) was arrested from Jharkhand and was remanded to city police custody till July 25. He used the money to play online games, police said. He would give English and Economics tuition to students in Jharkhand, said an investigator.

The victim fell in love with the ‘girl’ he had been chatting with for over a year and would send her money through the bank from his and his father’s joint accounts. The matter came to light after the victim’s father noticed huge amounts being transferred from his accounts.