Srinagar: Police in Srinagar have arrested a fraudster impersonating as a government officer, an official handout informed Tuesday.
It said one Safiya Riyaz, wife of Riyaz Ahmad Channa, filed a complaint with police accusing one Sadiq Hassan Chaloo, a resident of Shaheedgunj, of impersonating a government officer and defrauding her of ₹2 lakh.
The accused person had promised her that he would facilitate the release of her husband, who had been arrested on November 19, 2024 in a narcotics case. After she discovered the deception and demanded the money back, the accused person returned only a partial amount and denied the rest.
In this connection, a case under sections 318(4), 319 and 351(2) of the BNS Act has been registered and the fraudster has been arrested. The investigation is ongoing, police said.
