Nigerian held from Delhi for duping woman of Rs 2.91 lakh

The victim reported to the police, “I have a son aged 12 and a divorce case is going on against my husband. I had registered myself on matrimonial website Jeevansathi with my mobile number and other personal details. On January 19, 2023, I received a WhatsApp message on my mobile phone wherein the caller claimed to be Vipan from Texas and a doctor, and we started chatting with each other. The caller convinced me to marry him. Further the caller asked me to send my passport details and the same were sent to him through WhatsApp. Later, the caller told me that he has got their legal documents prepared from his lawyer. He is coming to India and then they will marry.”

A police source said, “Further, the suspect sent his air ticket and claimed that on February 13, he is coming to India. On February 13, the victim received a phone call. The caller told her name to be Shikha, a police officer from Delhi Airport Authority. She claimed that one person called Vipan came from Texas country to meet you, but he has excess quantity of articles, dollars, and gold. If she wants to release that item then she must deposit Rs 36,000 in the account of Kotak Mahindra Bank. She deposited the same. After two hours, she again received a call from a woman and the caller said that Vipan has too much gold with him and if she wants to release it, then she must deposit Rs 2,55,800 in the account. The complainant deposited the amount from her mother’s account. She also sent the deposited money slips to Vipin on the said mobile phone. A few moments later, the woman found that all those numbers were switched off.”

The Station House Officer of Cyber Cell police station, Inspector Ranjeet Singh, said, “During investigation, on the basis of technical support, secret information and human intelligence, raids were conducted at Lajpat Nagar and Govind Puri, Delhi. Peter was arrested from Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi. Four-day police custody has been taken. During investigation, mobile phone used in crime along with other huge number of phones, SIM cards & ATM cards have been recovered from his possession.”