Panchkula, March 31 -- Cybercrime police have arrested a Bihar resident for allegedly providing his bank account details to cyber fraudsters who hacked the WhatsApp account of a former Haryana DGP.

The case was registered earlier this month on the complaint of former DGP Kanwar Nirmal Singh. The police have identified the accused as Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Nalanda district in Bihar. According to police, the fraudsters not only hacked the retired officer's WhatsApp account but also used his contacts to extort money and defame his image.

As per the complaint, the former DGP received a call from an unknown number on March 9. The caller claimed to have a parcel for him and asked him to dial a code to receive it. As soon as he dialed the...