India, Aug. 3 -- A 35-year-old man from Chhattisgarh was arrested on Saturday for allegedly cheating a retired Subedar major of the Army Medical Corps of Rs.34.17 lakh through a fake foreign investment scheme, Uttarakhand Police said.

Har Vilas Nandi, a resident of Chhattisgarh's Durg district, is allegedly the mastermind of an international cybercrime gang, according to the cyber cell of Uttarakhand Police.

Police have seized foreign currency of the UAE, Oman, and the USA, along with an Aadhaar card, PAN card, ATM card, UAE resident card, and a mobile phone from him.

"Nandi lived in Dubai for 10 years. His Facebook and email IDs were created in Dubai, and the email ID linked to his bank account was being operated from the Philippines....