SHILLONG: A team of officers from Cyber Crime Police Station of Meghalaya Police CID headquarters assisted by Delhi Police on Tuesday raided several places in and around Delhi and arrested seven persons including two women in connection with a cyber fraud case.
Meghalaya police swung into action after a person was duped of Rs 21lakh by a Facebook friend supposedly to have come to India to meet the complainant and that he had been detained at Delhi Airport by customs officials for carrying huge cash (in dollars) besides several expensive gifts.
BL Buam, the additional director general of police (CID), Meghalaya, said the complainant was asked to pay money to the customs officials for his release.
Feeling pity for the Facebook friend, the complainant paid money in several installments and by the time the complainant realised, the culprit had already cheated him of Rs 21 lakh.
The case was registered at Cyber Crime Police Station, CID Headquarters, here under Section 420 IPC.
He said that during investigation, evidence showed links of some people based in New Delhi, and accordingly, a team was deputed to national capital to follow up the case. With the assistance of Delhi Police, the team got the breakthrough on Tuesday and they were able to apprehend seven people, including six Nigerian nationals, in connection with the case.
Investigation is currently on in different parts of Delhi. The accused would be brought to Shillong on completion of the investigation and other legal formalities for further action as per law.
The arrested persons have been identified as Agodo Chinedu Frank (35), Rose Sekhose (34), Oria Francis (28), John Onyekweli Ofodile (35), Toh Bi Gorgers (25), Miss Angela Omoruyi (23) and a Guinea national Barry Amadou (30).
Police also recovered 50 ATM cards, 50 SIM cards, 20 cell phones, six laptops and ten pen drives from their possession.
