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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