New Delhi, June 29 -- The Delhi Police has arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly duping Sanjaya Baru, a political commentator and policy analyst of Rs 24,000 on the pretext of online delivery of liquor. The accused -Akib Javed, a resident of Kaman, Bharatpur, was nabbed from his native place after a raid on Saturday. He used to work as taxi driver earlier but indulged in cyber crime to make easy money, police said, adding efforts are being made to nab his associates who are absconding.

According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, the matter came to notice on June 2, after they received a complaint from Baru. "In his complaint, he alleged that while he was searching for a shop online to purchas...