Police in Dimapur, Nagaland, India has arrested a Nigerian
man who is wanted in a series of money laundering and cyber related crimes both
within and outside the state.
The accused identified as Chiazor Nwaneri, son of George
Nwaneri, from Ezi Owerri, Imo State have been kept under judicial custody at
East Police Station along with three other accomplices from Delhi.
On Wednesday, May 11, a team of Dimapur Police led by
probationary officer Dinesh Gupta, IPS and sub inspector Chopika Chophy swung
into action after three First Information Reports (FIRs) against the accused
were lodged at East Police Station, Dimapur.
Nwaneri was reportedly carrying out his nefarious activities
from a rented apartment H/No R-s/115, 3rd Floor, Eastern Side, Navada in Delhi.
The three other accused were-- Narender Singh Bisht (27
years), son of Chandar Singh Bisht from Beradhar village, Tharali under Chamoli
district, Uttarakhand and currently residing at Mahiparpur, Neel Gagan; Laxman
Karniyal (36 years), son of Pushkar Singh Karniyal, a resident of Beradhar
village, Tharali under Chamoli, Uttarakhand and currently resident at
mahirparpur, Neel Gagan and Chandan Kumar Choudhary (28 years), son of Ramesh
Choudhary, resident of Berki Sirsiya, Bheldi, Bihar and currently residing at
Aya Nagar, Delhi.
DCP Dimapur Zone-I, Vilhousie Peseyie, NPS said it was
important for the public to be aware of such scams since innocent people were
victimised and robbed of huge sums of money. He disclosed that according to the
FIR filed at the station, a victim had disclosed that a sum of Rs 31.5 lakh was
deposited to the account of the accused who had given false promissory items.
The other two victims had reportedly deposited a sum of Rs 6.74 lakhs and Rs
25000.
The seized items included six mobile phones, 42 SIM cards,
nine ATM cards (different banks), five bank passbooks (different banks), one
laptop and one electronic tablet.
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