Mathura man posing as ED officer held for duping several people

Mathura, Nov 9 (PTI) A man allegedly posing as an Enforcement Directorate (ED) officer to dupe people has been arrested in Mathura, police said on Monday.

     The accused, identified as Sachin Sharma, a resident of Farah town in Mathura district, was arrested from the Refinery police station area, Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Rajiv Kumar Singh said.

     Police recovered an Enforcement Directorate officer's identity card, a car, two Aadhaar cards and several ATM and credit cards from his possession, the officer said.

     Police have gathered evidence suggesting that Sharma had duped several people by impersonating an ED officer and had also publicised his purported official identity on Facebook.

     "An arrest was made today following an investigation," Rajiv Kumar Singh said.

     A case has been registered against the accused at the Refinery police station under relevant sections of law. Police are examining various aspects of the case, including the number of people allegedly cheated by him, the Additional SP said.

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