Goemkarponn desk
SIOLIM: The Cybercrime Cell of Goa police have arrested a UP native residing at Siolim for fraudulently making a person from Goa transfer money to the tune of Rs 45 lakh in April this year.
The accused identified as Vivek Gautam made the victim transfer the money posing as a TRAI official and making the person believe that illegal money transactions were carried out using his documents.
A local youth identified as Nikil Mane from Siolim has been booked for letting Gautam use his account for the fraudulent transaction and helping him withdraw a portion of the amount deposited through the fraud.
Police informed that Gautam was involved in cryptocurrency trading.
