Nigerian among two arrested for duping woman

Odisha Police has arrested two persons, including a Nigerian citizen, from New Delhi for duping a woman of Rs 41 lakh.

The two had lured the woman from Puri district of the state to deposit the amount in a number of accounts on different occasions in lieu of valuable gifts like laptops and ornaments, police said.

The arrested duo was brought here on transit remand and produced before a Puri court on Monday, said a release issued by the crime branch headquarters.

The accused are Nwabueza Chukwudi Vincet (35), a Nigerian, who was residing in Uttam Nagar area of New Delhi and Piyush Arya (22), also a resident of the national capital.

 

On suspicion that she was being cheated, the woman had reported the matter at the cyber police station here.