Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Jun 11: The police have arrested two persons from North East India for duping a woman of over Rs 20 lac after luring her with false assurances of a providing an expensive gift and foreign currencies.
The arrested are Lalthan Mawia (34), a resident of Aizawl, Mizoram, and Khup Boih (32), a resident of Churachandpur, Manipur.
Last month, the accused had sent a mail to Violet D'Souza, the complainant, in the name of Royal Bank of Scotland, New Delhi, stating that she would be sent foreign currencies and an expensive gift. The complainant then got a call on her mobile phone from someone in the name of her friend.
The 'friend' lured with the promise of procuring the expensive gift and explained to her the procedure and the charges involved. Convinced that it was all true, Violet transferred Rs 21,58,200 to the account number given by the accused.
After realizing that she was duped, Violet filed a complaint in Ullal police station on May 31, and case was registered under various sections of the IPC and Sec 66 of the IT Act.
The police who undertook the investigation found that the accused had created a fake website to bait and cheat gullible victims.
The Ullal police led by inspector K R Gopikrishna, along with PSI Rajendra B and SI Vijayraj, traced the accused to Vikaspuri in New Delhi and took them into custody.
The police have urged people to be cautious and be careful of criminals online.