A 22-year-old man was arrested by the cyber police for allegedly creating a fake email account in the name of Ministry of Corporate Affairs and duping his ex-girlfriend of Rs 3.5 lakh.

According to a report in Hindustan Times, The accused had sent several emails to the 24-year-old financial adviser from the fake email account and cited various corporate law violations and non-payment of income tax. Because of this, she had to pay Rs 3.5 lakh as a penalty. The accused also threatened to conduct a police raid if the woman fails to pay money.