A Nigerian identified as Kenneth has been arrested by the Indian police in Panchkula area, Bahadurgarh over an alleged involvement in a cyber fraud.
Kenneth and his Zimbabwean accomplice, Tapvia, reportedly defrauded a retired government official of ₹13.10 lakh (approximately N250m) on the promise of high investment returns.
The suspects were nabbed following an investigation instituted by operatives of the Cyber Crime Police Station in Panchkula.
According to The Indian Express on Thursday, the police said the duo was arraigned before a court, which granted investigators five days to interrogate them.
During the period, officers reportedly recovered 11 mobile phones and seven passports from the suspects, and they were later remanded in judicial custody.
