The Nagpada police have arrested a Kalyan-based man for allegedly duping a man of Rs 57 lakh in a Forex scam. After committing the crime, the accused vanished without a trace. However, by closely monitoring his social media activity, police were able to track him down to a remote hotel in Jejuri, Pune.

The complainant, a 38-year-old resident of Nagpada, told police that he had transferred Rs 57 lakh to an agent, who then forwarded the amount to the accused, Sameer Kamble, 37, via an online transaction for the purpose of currency exchange into US dollars. Kamble allegedly handed over a bundle that appeared to contain US currency notes but was later found to include only two genuine one-dollar notes placed at the top and bottom, while the rest were merely blank papers cut to the size of currency notes.