A 23-year-old youth who cheated people while impersonating as a police officer has been arrested from northwest Delhi, police said today.
The accused, Haider Ali, was arrested from the main road of Priyadarshini Vihar Colony, while he was trying to cheat a man, said Vijay Singh, DCP (northwest).
He was caught as he tried to cheat one Ram Avtar Gupta who was returning to his house when two men dressed in police uniforms approached him and advised him to keep his gold chain and 'Kada' in their custody since there has been a rise in the number of robbery incidents in the area.
Ram Avtar sensed foul play and raised an alarm when the duo insisted and tried to force him to hand over his gold items.
Alerted by his cries of help policemen patrolling in the area arrived and arrested Haider while his accomplice managed to flee.
Artificial jewellery which he handed over to the victims after taking their gold jewellery were found on him, added the officer.
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