PORVORIM, Nov. 4 -- Porvorim Police have arrested a 25-year-old man from Amravati, Maharashtra, in connection with an alleged cyber fraud case in which a senior citizen was cheated of Rs 1.94 lakh through a malicious APK file.

The accused has been identified as Sumit Rajesh Ingole, a resident of Amravati. According to the police, the victim was allegedly duped into downloading a malicious APK file shared under the pretext of booking an online appointment at Goa Medical College.

The fraudulent application was allegedly used to facilitate the cybercrime, resulting in the senior citizen losing Rs 1.94 lakh.

Police have initiated further investigation to identify other persons involved in the fraud and trace the wider cybercrime network. ...