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The Commissionerate Police has now taken Subhas Kanhar, who was recently arrested on the charges of impersonation, on remand. It is alleged that Subhas used to cheat people by introducing himself as a police officer. It has now come to fore that the fake police officer had cheated Rs 10 lakh from a woman on the pretext of marriage.
The matter came to light after the victim lodged a formal complaint in connection with the incident with Khandagiri police station in Bhubaneswar. Along with this case, two more cases have been registered against the fake police officer.
In the latest case, the accused Subhas had developed intimacy with the victim who is a widow. He had met her while travelling in train to Berhampur in 2021. Gradually, the accused developed a relationship and took away Rs 10 lakh from her on the pretext of marrying her. The Khandagiri Police had arrested Subhas on Sunday.
Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh informed that a detailed investigation in connection with the cheating committed by the conman is underway.
“Subhas identified himself as a police officer. He mostly used to target women and cheat money from them after keeping relationship. He had duped a victim to the tune of Rs 10 lakh. Khandagiri police has registered a case in this connection,” said Singh.
