India, Oct. 30 -- New Delhi

A 25-year-old man from Bihar, who works as a stock control analyst in the United Kingdom (UK), was arrested for allegedly duping more than 50 Indian job aspirants to the tune of around Rs.50,000 on the pretext of employment in Russian embassies, two police officers aware of the matter said on Thursday.

Police said the accused, Aman Kumar, was arrested on Monday from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh just a day before he was scheduled to fly to the UK from the Delhi airport.

"A web designer, who knew Aman through a mutual friend, created the website, 'www.embassytest.com', on his instructions. Although the designer is claiming that he was unaware of Aman's nefarious plans, we are verifying his claims. He is being inter...