The railway police on Wednesday arrested a 45-year-old salesman of a cloth shop who, posing as a customs officer, created a fake profile online to dupe women with marriage proposals.
Based on a complaint filed by a woman, the police tracked down the accused based on the call record details and arrested him. The woman had met him on a matrimonial website and come to see him in the second week of January. The accused, who went to receive her, borrowed ₹10,000 on the pretext of reserving a train ticket for his relative and claiming that he had forgotten his wallet at home.
After taking money, he escaped and switched off his phone. After waiting for several hours and trying to reach him, the victim realised that she had been cheated and filed a complaint with the police.
