10 Nigerians held for online lottery fraud

Ten Nigerian nationals, allegedly involved in an online fraud, have been arrested by Andhra Pradesh police in Mumbai.

The accused, who were involved in a lottery fraud, were arrested yesterday at Chandansar gaon in Virar (East).

They were brought before a court here today and were sent to judicial remand, Additional Director General of Police (CID) T Krishna Prasad said here.

The state CID officials had launched a probe following a complaint lodged in February last year.

–Agencies