Rajnandgaon. The Lalbagh police team has arrested the accused from Jalgaon, Maharashtra, who created a WhatsApp group and lured him to triple the amount and duped him of Rs 5 lakh. The police have also frozen one lakh rupees deposited in the account of the accused.
Police said that accused Amit Kumar Seth sent a scheme to triple the amount in the group. Seeing the scheme, Pendri resident Krishnakant Dubey fell in their trap. The accused told during the conversation that he would get three times the amount he would invest at one go. Krishnakant got lured by the scheme and invested Rs 5 lakh. But after that his money was not returned. The accused also stopped picking up the phone. The complaint was made in the Lalbagh police station. After which the police, showing readiness, arrested the accused Amit Kumar from Jalgaon. The accused has been sent on judicial remand.