Mumbai Crime: Man poses as IPS officer on matrimonial sites to dupe woman, held

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The Sakinaka Police arrested a man for duping a woman and posing as an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer on matrimonial websites.

The accused, identified as Abhijeet Parmeshwar Gadhave, posed as an IPS officer and claimed that his father was a retired army officer on matrimonial websites.

On the complaint of the woman who was duped by the accused, the Sakinaka Police started the investigation.

Police arrested the accused from a building in Ghatkopar on Wednesday.

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According to the victim, the accused had introduced himself as an IPS officer and had promised her a job with a company at the Mumbai Airport. The accused took over Rs 70,000 for providing an ID and joining letter for the company. However, when she contacted the officials at the company, she discovered that the ID and letter were fake.

Further investigation into the matter is underway.

(With inputs from ANI)