Cyber-crime Bhopal arrested Chennai based miscreant for duping to the tune of Rs 7.5 lakh in the name of selling branded mobile phones over Instagram and Whatsapp; over 50 people across state have been duped, said police.

The accused identified as Ashwin Ram Kanan of Chennai Tamil Naidu used to fraud in the name of selling electronic products over Instagram and Whatsapp.

Kanan would offer products and accessories of Apple brand at low prices to lure the victims and would also deliver a smaller order initially but later when the order size would be bigger accused would cheat the victims.

The victim would be trapped by getting deliveries of small order and later larger order was offered and victim would pay for the same but never get goods or money was refunded.

The accused used to trap victims globalparticlestore over Instagram.

Earlier Bhopal based victim Jatin Wadhwani who runs a mobile phone store and ordered mobile phones from globalparticlestore and provided Rs 7 lakh as advance but never received mobile phones.

The victim found globalparticlestore over Instagram. The victim contacted with store where he was offered mobile phones and accessories.

After placing the order victim was never provided with  mobile phones and accessories.

Later victim lodged complaint with the cyber cell and based on the complaint police registered case against the unidentified miscreants.

In the technical analysis, it was found that the accused had cheated scores of people across different regions.

Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation, the police registered a case under section 420 of the IPC.

Police said that when victim tried to call mobile numbers were found to be switched off and later he lodged complaint.

Later, in the investigation it was found that the accused has cheated several victims across the country.