India, March 19 -- The cybercrime police arrested a 33-year-old man from Amrapali Society in Greater Noida area on Tuesday evening for allegedly duping people of around Rs.12 lakh by offering fake international tour packages, officers said on Wednesday.

Using electronic surveillance and local intelligence inputs, police identified the accused as Aditya Raj, a native of Biharand a resident of Amrapali Golf Homes Society.

"The accused was running advertisements claiming to offer premium vacation packages," said Shavya Goel, deputy commissioner of police (cyber). She added that he lured victims through social media by promoting complete tour and travel packages to destinations such as Singapore, Nepal, Vietnam and Europe.

After confirming...