(Zimbabwean Arrest. Photo by Instablog)
Nigerian and Zimbabwean nationals have been arrested for allegedly defr@uding a 63-year-old retired government officer in India of ₹13.10 lakh (roughly ₦18.9 million) through a f@ke investment scheme.
Indian cybercrime police arrested the suspects, identified as Kenneth, who had entered India on a medical visa, and Tapuwa, who was in the country on a student visa, on July 13 following a technical investigation.
According to police, the duo created f@ke identities of women purportedly based in the United Kingdom on Facebook and WhatsApp in order to gain the victim’s trust.
They allegedly convinced him to invest in a fictitious pharmaceutical business by promising returns worth three times his investment.
The retired officer reportedly transferred ₹13.10 lakh to multiple bank accounts between December 2025 and February 2026, but neither received the promised products nor any returns on his investment.
Investigators later traced the suspects to Bahadurgarh, where they were arrested.
Police also recovered mobile phones and SIM cards allegedly used in carrying out the cyber fr@ud.
Both suspects were arraigned in court and remanded to five days in police custody as investigations continue.
