The Kaithal police on Wednesday arrested five members of a Delhi gang, including two Nigerian nationals, for allegedly duping a senior citizen of ₹8.75 lakh through Facebook.
The accused were identified as Bir Bahadur Gurung alias Deepak Tamang, a native of Gorakhpur, Deepa Bishwakarma from Delhi; Rekha Suhag from Delhi; and two Nigerian nationals — Njuube Chukwudi and Itohan Mercy, both currently residing on Devli Road, Delhi.
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All the accused except Rekha are under police remand till June 18, a police spokesperson said.
In a statement, Kaithal police said that in the scam, the complainant was allegedly lured by a woman posing as a UK-based foreign national “Johnson Danial” and later pressured to pay fake customs, bank and airport charges.
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