MUMBAI, July 8 -- A 48-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to fraudulently get a mobile number belonging to the late Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Baba Siddique transferred to his name. His elaborate cheating scheme featured procuring data of mobile numbers that were unused for a few months and then using fake email IDs and forged documents to gain control of bank accounts linked to them, according to the police. The accused, identified as Vivek Sabharwal, was a serial offender with at least six cheating and forgery cases registered against him. Siddique's daughter, Arshia, filed a police complaint on June 26 alleging that the family been informed by a telecom company that someone had initiated a request to transfer a mobile number belonging to the slain NCP leader to their name. In her complaint, Arshia also alleged that the accused intended to become an authorised signatory of a family firm, Zears Business India LLP, which was linked to the mobile number. P3...