THREE NIGERIANS AMONG 6 HELD FOR SIPHONING OFF RS 42-L FROM FIRM

BHOPAL: The cyber cell of Madhya Pradesh police have arrested six persons, including three Nigerians, for allegedly siphoning off Rs 42 lakh from the bank account of a state-based firm last month, a senior officer said. With their arrest yesterday, the police claimed to have busted an international gang involved in these crimes. “We arrested six persons yesterday in connection with the illegal transfer of Rs 42 lakh by hacking the bank account of Prompt Engineers, a firm based in Mandideep (in Raisen district). While three Nigerian nationals were arrested from Noida, the remaining ones were held from Bhopal,” Cyber cell’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Shailendra Singh Chouhan, said.