M’laya resident, Nigerian national held in Delhi for duping people

JAIPUR, Sep 19: A woman from Meghalaya along with a Nigerian national have been arrested from Delhi for duping people after befriending them on social media, the police here said on Monday.
A complaint was received at the Abu Road Sadar police station here on April 24 in which a woman alleged that she became friends on Facebook with a woman who told her that she was from New Zealand, police said.
Fatima Lyngdoh (42) from Meghalaya and Akne Benjamin (32) from Nigeria were arrested after investigation.
During interrogation, Lyngdoh confessed to duping people of crores of rupees in different states, police said. The accused used to create fake profiles of foreign nationals on social media platforms.
After befriending their targets, the accused told them that they had sent some expensive gifts. Thereafter, another member asked the victim to pay an amount failing which the target was threatened that probe agencies will launch an investigation about the gift, police said. (PTI)