28-year-old held for cheating friend of Rs 88L in Chennai; search on for two more

CHENNAI: A 37-year-old man lost Rs 88 lakh to an online investment scam orchestrated by his own friend. The Muthialpet police have arrested the accused and launched a search to nab two women involved in the case.

According to police, the victim J Robert Kim is employed as a manager in a private bank. In 2023, Robert’s friend V Rajasekar (28), the accused, kept pestering him to invest in a finance company run by his ‘friend’ Dhinakaran.