Varanasi: The cyber crime cell on Wednesday night arrested a 37-year-old man for duping aspirants seeking multi-national company job after collecting their personal data and information from social media.
The accused, Nitesh Saroj, is originally a resident of Pindra, Varanasi, but was currently living in Mumbai from where he was carrying his illegal activities.
According to ACP (cyber crime) Vidhush Saxena, the cops received inputs regarding presence of the accused in the Shivpur area, following which he was subsequently nabbed.
During police questioning, the accused confessed that he used to collect data of job seekers from the social media platforms, and used to contact them with assurances of employment in MNC. Once a job seeker fell in his trap, the accused minted money from him, and later blocked his number.
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