Two Nigerian women arrive in India in 2022 (this year, a few months back) and dupe two Delhi-based women on the pretext of friendship. The Delhi-based women were not aware of the whole cheating process.
The Whole Incident
The two Nigerian nations last arrived in India a few months back. The reason for them being in India was to dupe two Delhi-based women on the pretext of friendship. The two Nigerian officials are named Raphael, 19, and Evans Chukwudi, 20. They are identified as the prime accused. The two accused lived in Tilak Nagar, Delhi, according to the offices.
After the women were duped, the police received a complaint at the Tilak Nagar police station. The woman told the police that she was duped out of Rs. 149,100 by one of her friends on social media. The name she took was Deepak Kumar (whom she met on social media). The woman says that she met the accused on a social media platform where she became friends with the accused.
The accused pretended to send her expensive gifts, and the money was told to be transferred to the accused’s account. The same day, the woman received a call from customs in Delhi. The Delhi customs office tells the woman to transfer a particular amount to the given account for the sake of “clearance”. “The amount was Rs. 149,100 for the customs duty and foreign currency conversion charges,” said the officer in charge.
What Happened to the Accused?
The accused from Nigeria were arrested by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest), Usha Ranagani. She (Usha Ranganai) conducted a raid in Tilak Nagar before making the arrest. Nigerian nationals arrived this year for medical purposes and eventually started scamming people through social media. They (the officials) revealed that the Nigerians were asking for lumpsum amounts from people on the pretext of sending expensive gifts to them, said the police officer. Also, the Nigerians promised to send them so-called “foreign currency, expensive jewelry, and gifts.”
The arrest was made on an immediate basis. According to the sources, five mobile phones and SIM cards have been received from them till now. Further investigation is yet to take place and more things are yet to be seized by Nigerian officials.
