New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Delhi Police on Saturday arrested two accused in connection with a fake online PhD admission racket. The arrested accused, Javed Khan (30) and Shahrukh Ali (29), are residents of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The racket was led by Javed Khan, a computer engineer, police said.

According to officials, a complaint regarding cyber financial fraud was received at PS Cyber, wherein the complainant stated that she wanted to pursue a PhD and had searched online for admission. She found a contact number of one Javed Khan through the website www.literateus.com and reached out to him. The complainant was lured into the scheme and transferred a total of Rs 1,80,000 to Javed in the name of PhD admission and thesis.

However, when th...