The Commissionerate Police on Tuesday arrested a Ghana national on the charge of duping a city businessman of `40 lakh while promising the latter a good return.
The foreigner identified as 33-year-old Anna Andrew Essin, personal assistant of the mastermind, was booked under Sections 406, 419, 420, 468, 471, 34 of IPC and IT Act. later he was forwarded to a local court, police sources said.
According to reports, a businessman laxman Badaik of the Kanan Vihar area under the Infocity police limits in the city had received a mail from Essin’s boss about a business deal in December last year.
The sender of the mail had offered an opportunity to Badaik to work for them in India. The mail had also promised the businessman to help him for running a company.
Badaik then followed the procedures and deposited `1.5 lakh in two installments in the first phase. After few days of the deal, Essin had come to the city to take `25 lakh from the businessman. After a few months, Badaik had given `15 lakh in different phases to Essin to get an international business deal.
When the city businessman could not get any result from the deal, Badaik felt that he was cheated by the foreigner. later he lodged a complaint with the Infocity police station and gave the detail about the Ghana national. According to the police plan, Essin was invited by Badaik to the city for the final deal. When the foreigner reached the city, he was arrested, said Infocity police station IIC Bijayini Singh.