Hyderabad, Oct. 5 -- Hyderabad police have arrested a 26-year-old man from Palakollu in Andhra Pradesh for allegedly cheating and extorting Rs 38 lakh from a 70-year-old retired employee by using a fake Facebook profile and threatening him with criminal cases, police said on Monday.
The victim lodged a complaint on June 17, 2025, stating that he received a Facebook friend request from an account created in a woman's name, cyber police said in a release.
After accepting the request, he started chatting with the woman, who allegedly sought money from him on the pretext of household needs.
Later, another man allegedly contacted the victim, claiming to be a relative of the woman. The woman subsequently engaged the victim in intimate chats an...