India, Dec. 13 -- Delhi Police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Jamtara in Jharkhand for allegedly developing and supplying a malicious "customer support" Android application that enabled cybercriminals to take remote control of victims' mobile phones, they said on Thursday.

Deputy commissioner of police (central) Nidhin Valsan said that the arrest came after a Minto Road resident reported on July 29 that he had been duped of Rs.1.20 lakh. The caller, posing as an electricity department official, warned that his power connection would be cut and convinced him to install an application (APK file) sent over the phone. Once installed, the app allegedly provided full remote access to the victim's device, allowing multiple unauthorised di...