HYDERABAD: Cyberabad cybercrime sleuths on Sunday declared the arrest of a person from Muzzaffarpur. He had created a fake profile for himself as an advisor of ‘Sonu Sood Corporation’, and duped a victim by offering to help him financially.
Cyberabad police said Ashish Kumar Singh was arrested and first produced in a local court in Muzzaffarpur. Later, he was brought to Hyderabad. Some days ago, police received a complaint in which the victim said he wanted to reach out to actor Sonu Sood. The victim came across a profile on social media — a financial advisor of ‘Sonu Sood Corporation’ who offered financial help to the needy.
When the victim called the accused, the former requested for Rs 10,000 financial help. The accused assured to help the victim, saying Sood had agreed to help him. The accused asked the victim to pay registration fee of Rs 8,300. The victim was informed his financial aid was increased to Rs 3.6 lakh. Over a period of time, the accused collected Rs 60,000 from the victim.