Mumbai: Bandra Police arrested a man from Tamil Nadu in connection with a cyberfraud in which a Mumbaikar was duped of Rs 3.6 lakh. Police said the accused’s bank account wasused to receive defrauded sums in at least four other cyberfraud cases.The incident pertains to last year. In July 2025, the complainant was contacted by an individual claiming to be the director of a securities firm. He advised the complainant to invest in stocks for getting good returns. After the complainant agreed, he was asked to download an app. Through this app, he “invested” Rs 3.6 lakh. But he later learnt that he wasduped when the money could not be withdrawn. An FIR was lodged by the Bandra Police.Investigators found out that out of the Rs 3.6 lakh transferred by the complainant, a sum of Rs 1.5 lakh went into a bank account belonging to the accused. The amount was withdrawn by cheque from this account. Police got the accused’s address from the bank, but he was not found at this address. Using technical surveillance methods, police tracked down the accused and arrested him. He was identified as Solomon. Police said his bank account wasused to receive defrauded sums in a Rs 2 crore cheating case registered by the Cyber Police in Nashik. The bank account number was also mentioned in three complaints made on the Cyber Crime portal from Andhra Pradesh, Thane and Pimpri Chinchvad.Police are investigating further.
