NEW DELHI: Five men, including three from Nepal and one from Nigeria, were arrested on Friday for allegedly cheating a woman in southwest Delhi.
The accused have been identified as Prakash Gurung (24), Paras Mehta (25), Ankit (20), all residents of Nepal, and Vinay Kumar (25), a resident of Bihar and Chijioke (37), a resident of Nigeria, Indian media reported.
Police received a complaint where the woman alleged that she met a man named Dr. Vijay Giri in one of the online dating apps, according to Sahara Reporters.
They became friends and started chatting on Whatsapp. Giri claimed that he is a US citizen based in the UK and wanted to meet her, the woman alleged.
Around ten months later, she received a call from Giri who told her that he had landed in Mumbai and is stuck with customs officials for carrying foreign currency and extra luggage and needed money to pay the fine and bribe, a senior police officer said.
At his request, she then transferred money in various accounts provided to her.
The victim was cheated to the tune of around IRs 7 lakh, police said.
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