Two arrested for Rs 8L fraud

Kolkata: Two youths — part of a gang of fraudsters — were arrested for allegedly duping a Lake Town-based businessman of Rs 8 lakh last week. The victim had transferred the sum to an account number shared over WhatsApp from a US number with a display picture of one of his cousins.
Ankur Garg alleged he had received a message from the unsaved US number used by the fraudsters posing as his cousin seeking immediate transfer of Rs 8 lakh.Garg realized two days later he was cheated and lodged a police complaint. Bhabesh Mehta and Nilesh Nimavat were arrested and cops recovered a portion of the money. “However, there are more persons involved in the crime,” an officer said. tnn