Two Nigerian nationals held for duping Kashmir resident of ₹36.35L in cyber fraud

Police on Wednesday arrested two Nigerian nationals from New Delhi for their alleged involvement in an online fraud wherein a resident of northern Kashmir’s Baramulla lost ₹36.35 lakh.

The accused, Isioma Steven and Collins of Delta Agbor, Nigeria, were arrested from Vashisht Park in Sagarpur, New Delhi. Police rerecovered 14 mobile phones of different make and models, a laptop, 14 sim cards, a wi-fi router, a dongle. Police said six more arrests are expected in the case.

The complainant had alleged that he came in contact with a Facebook user under the name T Jessica, who claimed to be a purchase manager at the pharmaceutical company Abbott.