India, July 8 -- Two Delhi-based men have been arrested on Sunday eveningfor allegedly duping a 25-year-old man of Rs.4.5 lakh after befriending him on a social media platform by posing as a woman and her brother, police said on Monday.

The accused are Amit Kumar alias Aarav, 23, and Mohammad Rizwan, 24, both residents of Delhi. They allegedly posed as a woman on social media, proposed the victim for marriage, and siphoned off the money on pretext of family emergency in multiple instalments.

The victim - who did not wish to be identified - is a resident of Surajpur."Around two years ago, I came into contact with a woman who identified herself as Mansi through a social media platform. After 10 months of regular chatting, she added me on ...