Updated On: 12 October, 2024 10:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Samiullah Khan
Bangur Nagar police, with help from the Delhi police, raid hotel in New Delhi where Ankur Meena has been holing up ever since this paper blew the lid on the scam in August

Ankur Meena (in black shirt), the alleged mastermind behind the dating app scam, in the custody of the authorities
More than a month after mid-day went undercover to expose the insidious dating app scam, the Bangur Nagar police arrested its alleged mastermind, Ankur Meena, from Delhi with the help of the local police force. According to the authorities, the 26-year-old—who had issued a challenge to the police, boasting that no one could apprehend him—was arrested after an intensive manhunt led by Cyber In-charge Assistant Police Inspector Vivek Tambe and Police Sub-Inspector Rohan Patil.