A 30-year-old Nigerian national, Ajide Peter Chinaka has been arrested in India for allegedly cheating a woman on a matrimonial website after posing as an NRI (Non-Resident Indian - a person of Indian origin who lives outside India)
The woman from Chhattisgarh''s Koriya district was allegedly duped of Rs 24 lakh by a Nigerian suspect who got in touch with her through a matrimonial website, police said on Friday, October 30.
Chinaka was arrested from Noida, Uttar Pradesh and brought to Koriya district in Raipur, on Thursday, October 29, an official said.
The accused had allegedly created a fake profile posing as an NRI named
Rohan Mishra on the website last year, and befriended the 27-year-old
victim, said Chandramohan Singh, superintendent of police (SP), Koriya.
The accused informed the woman that he will marry her after transferring
his property to settle down in India, and allegedly sought money from
her to complete some formalities, the official said.
The victim transferred Rs 24 lakh to the account number provided by the
accused and subsequently realised that she has been duped, he said.
Based on a complaint lodged in February, a case was registered under
sections 419 (punishment for cheating by personation) and 420 (cheating)
of the IPC, he said.
The investigation revealed that the accused had interacted with the
woman via voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and WhatsApp calls, he
said, adding that the accused was traced to Noida.
The police have recovered two passports, four mobile phones, 14 SIM
cards, a wifi device and a laptop from the accused''s possession, the SP
said.
The accused has revealed that he had duped several people from other
states including Telangana, Odisha, Jharkhand and Himachal Pradesh, he
added.
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