Ivory Coast national, woman from Nagaland held for matrimonial fraud in Delhi

NEW DELHI — Delhi Police has arrested an overstaying foreign national and his live-in partner from Nagaland for allegedly duping women through matrimonial websites, officials said on Tuesday.

The accused have been identified as Kouadio Victor Nda (36), a native of Ivory Coast who was illegally staying in India, and Anei Konyak (30), a resident of Nagaland. They were apprehended from a rented accommodation in Hastsal Vihar near Holy Chowk in Uttam Nagar.

Police said the duo allegedly targeted women through matrimonial platforms, luring them into fake relationships and cheating them of money by making false promises of marriage.

Investigators said the accused used multiple bank accounts and debit cards to route the money. To avoid suspicion, Konyak was allegedly assigned the task of withdrawing cash from different ATMs, as they felt that her presence was less likely to raise suspicion compared to a foreign national.

The arrests were made by the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Dwarka district during a special operation launched to track cyber fraudsters operating in the area. Acting on specific inputs and sustained surveillance, the police found that a group of foreign nationals was involved in cyber fraud and using mule accounts to siphon off and withdraw the proceeds.

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Following the lead, the police raided the Uttam Nagar premises and arrested the duo. During the search, the police recovered four debit cards linked to mule accounts, one laptop, five mobile phones and one passport from their possession.

A senior police officer said verification of the seized debit cards on the Samanvya portal revealed their connection to a cyber fraud complaint registered at Chabua police station in Assam’s Dibrugarh district.