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Police arrest two Nigerian nationals and one Ghanaian for cyber fraud in India; recover fake passport of Bollywood star, Aishwarya Rai
Two Nigerian nationals and a Ghanaian have been arrested in India for allegedly being involved in cyber fraud.
The accused identified as Eke Uferemvukwe, Okoloi Damion, both from Nigeria, and Adwin Collines, from Ghana, were arrested in Greater Noida.
The accused are ‘cyber criminals who, along with their other associates, have been involved in various frauds and have duped gullible people on matrimonial sites, dating apps, social media sites, through lottery fraud, etc,’ the police said on Friday, December 16, 2022.
The police recovered large amounts of fake currency notes with a face value of ?10.90 crore, as well as USD 3,000 (around ?2.5 lakh) and 10,500 pounds sterling (around ?10.60 lakh) from the possession of the suspects.
They also recovered several fake passports from the suspects, including one made in the name of Bollywood actress and former Miss World, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.
Police arrest two Nigerian nationals and one Ghanaian for cyber fraud in India; recover fake passport of Bollywood star, Aishwarya Rai
The police said they have seized six mobile phones, 11 SIM cards, laptops, printers, and some other gadgets used by the gang in criminal activities. The police also impounded three cars belonging to the accused.
The police had lodged an FIR of fraud on the complaint of a retired Army colonel who was duped of Rs 1.81 crore.
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