Chinese national among 5 held for cyber fraud in Noida

Five people, including a Chinese national, were arrested for allegedly duping people on the pretext of better investment opportunities, police said on Wednesday.

The police received information regarding the bulk purchase of SIM cards, some of which were active in foreign countries and were being used to run social media accounts on different platforms, they said.

“Five people, including a Chinese national, who were part of a group duping common people through social media platforms have been arrested,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Vidya Sagar Mishra said.