DEHRADUN: The Uttarakhand STF, in joint action with the cyber cell, has arrested a Delhi resident for allegedly duping a resident of Rs 26 lakh on the pretext of sending gold bars and money from abroad. The accused had befriended the victim in 2020 through social media, posing as a foreigner.
According to police, the accused, identified as Sonu Nishad, was wanted by the police for over a year in the case. He was arrested on Tuesday night from Sabhapur area of Delhi and then brought to Dehradun on Wednesday. Ajay Singh, SSP, STF, told TOI that Nishad had committed the fraud by duping a man living in Dehradun’s Mothrowala area in 2020.
