India, Oct. 27 -- A 25-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for duping his father of Rs.26.32 lakh by creating a new UPI ID from the father's phone number and making multiple online purchases over four months, police said.

According to police, the accused Shivam Sharma is a former corporate employee and is the victim's son from his second marriage. Sharma purportedly felt alienated after the man, 68, handed over his Azadpur Mandi parking business to his son from the first marriage.

Deputy commissioner of police (crime branch) Aditya Gautam said the elderly man had reported the fraud on the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal. "The victim had health issues and had handed over financial management to his son. Sharma used that access to...