A man has been arrested for allegedly duping several persons of money by posting advertisements while posing as an Army official on an online buying-selling website, police said today.
Sagar Mishra, held last week, posted advertisements to sell an SUV on the website where second-hand goods are sold. To take the buyer into confidence, he uploaded his photograph in the Army uniform on his profile, a senior police official said.
He would then collect the payment for the vehicle through online banking, but never delivered the vehicle to the buyer, he said.
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Using this modus operandi Mishra duped eight to ten persons, the official said.
Following a complaint by one of the victims, the Byculla police in the city arrested him last week from Meera Road locality. Further probe in this connection is underway.
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