Maharashtra: Man duped of Rs 2 cr in investment fraud in Nagpur; eight booked

An offence has been registered against eight persons for allegedly duping a man of Rs 2 crore by promising him high returns in an investment scheme in Maharashtras Nagpur city police said on SundayThe accused operated a trade profit fund and allegedly lured the complainant to invest Rs 2 crore and promised him returns to the tune of Rs 32 crore an official saidAfter receiving the investment the accused started evading the complainant and failed to return the sum he saidThe Nagpur Polices Economic Offences Wing EOW investigated the case and registered the offence under sections 420 cheating 406 criminal breach of trust and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal CodeAlso Read Maharashtra Six dead in car accident on Samruddhi Expressway in BuldhanaMeanwhile in an another case in Delhi Two Nigerian nationals were arrested for allegedly cheating women by proposing marriage and then taking money on the pretext of getting Customs clearance for expensive gifts police said on SundayAlex 30 and 45yearold Ibeh allegedly approached women on matrimonial sites and introduced themselves as marine engineers based in the UK they saidThe matter came to light in February when a 24yearold resident of the Presidents Estate Rashtrapati Bhawan lodged a police complaintThe victim alleged in her complaint that she connected with a man who introduced himself as Aman Arora a marine engineer based in the UK on a matrimonial siteShortly after the victim started chatting with Aroraiquest on WhatsApp During this time he shared a LondonMumbai airline ticketLater the victim got a call from a woman posing as a Mumbai airport official who told her that Arora had been detained for carrying GBP 40000 pounds she allegedThe woman asked the victim to pay Rs 8500 as registration fee for valuable articles the police said adding that the complainant subsequently made several payments amounting to Rs 4 lakhOn the basis of technical analysis of mobile numbers and IP addresses it was learnt that a gang of Nigerian nationals was operating from Greater Noida said Deputy Commissioner of Police New Delhi Pranav TayalThe suspects location was identified and a raid conducted on the Greater Noida society from where Alex was apprehended The mobile phone used to commit the crime was also seized he saidDuring interrogations Alex disclosed that he came to India on a medical visa in 2020 He started cheating women by proposing marriage or sending expensive gifts with the help of his associatesThe gang created fake profiles on social media in the name of persons settled in the UK They then contacted Indian women on social media After proposing to them and luring them with expensive gifts they would ask for money on the pretext of Custom clearance the official saidIn this case the accused created a profile in the name of Aman Arora on a matrimonial site at the direction of his associate The accused proposed to marry the victim and settle in the US Alexs associate Ibeh used to manage the bank accounts used to siphon off the money he addedIbeh was also arrested from Greater NoidaThree ATM cards and Rs 10500 in cash were also seized the police saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever