India, June 17 -- A 36-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly cheating a Jogeshwari resident from 2018 to the tune of Rs.1.07 crore. The police said the accused promised a cheap house in Dadar on a social media page and then had the victim pay him in 215 transactions.

The complainant is an employee of an elevator manufacturing company. In November 2018, he was scrolling through a social media app when he came across a page named Apna Ghar Apne City Mein. It took him to an app where he registered his profile on the platform and filled out a form, said a police officer. The website claimed to be selling cheap houses in Dadar, Andheri, Bandra, and Borivali. "A few minutes later, the accused called him saying his form was approved...