Chandigarh, Nov. 28 -- The cybercrime police have arrested two accused for allegedly duping a city resident of Rs.8.94 lakh. The accused are said to be involved in a large scale cyber fraud.

The accused include Abuzar (19) of Lucknow and Mohammad Faizan Khan (22) of Aligarh, UP. In a case registered on September 3 this year, a city resident, Mandeep submitted a complaint to the police that he came across an Instagram link offering a work-from-home opportunity.

The complainant was misled through WhatsApp with claims of partnership with e-commerce merchants and offered 20-30% commission on product-based tasks. Initially, small commissions were credited to win his trust. Later, he was manipulated into depositing large amounts on the pretex...