India, June 16 -- A 27-year-old YouTuber was arrested in Delhi and brought to Mumbai on Friday for allegedly impersonating a police officer to dupe a Mumbai resident of Rs.19 lakh. He has been remanded in police custody till Wednesday. The problem started in November last year when the accused asked the woman for some money. She initially transferred the amount but when the demands kept increasing, she refused. The accused then started threatening her to extract the money.

The accused is identified as Piyush K, a YouTuber with more than half a million followers on social media. He lives in Delhi and creates prank videos to post on social media, said a police officer.

According to the police, the complainant is a 45-year-old woman residi...