Hyderabad, Dec. 2 -- The prime accused in the Dubai BlueChip Group scam and one of the UAE's largest investment frauds was arrested in India on November 30 after 18 months.

The Indian origin man was identified as 44-year-old Ravindra Nath Soni, who was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police from Dehradun in Uttarakhand. A reward of Rs 10,000 had been announced for information leading to his arrest.

According to a report by Khaleej Times, additional deputy commissioner of Police Anjali Vishwakarma described the arrest as a "significant breakthrough". She said a special team tracked Soni through technical and human surveillance before raiding his hideout in Dehradun and bringing him to Kanpur.

Vishwakarma added that Soni defrauded numerous vic...