Woman cop among 3 held after imposters flee with Rs 10 lakh of Mumbai businessman

Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI) Police here have arrested two men who allegedly posed as cops and fled with Rs 10.5 lakh cash of a businessman, and also apprehended a GRP woman assistant sub-inspector for her role in the crime, officials said on Thursday.

The incident occurred on Monday at the Bandra Terminus, they said.

The Bandra railway police station's senior inspector was also suspended after the involvement of the woman ASI posted there came to light in the offence, an official said.

A man, named Zahir Ahmed and resident of Andheri area, had convinced garment businessman Vikas Gupta about venturing into the import of electronic items.

After hatching a conspiracy with his associates, Ahmed called Gupta with Rs 10.5 lakh in cash at the Bandra Terminus on Monday evening, the official said.

At the station, two men -- Nilesh Kalsulkar (45) and Pravin Shukla (32) -- posing as policemen approached Gupta and enquired about a bag he was carrying.

Gupta told them he has a cloth shop in Mumbai's Malad area and was going to Gujarat to buy garments.

The two persons started threatening Gupta, due to which he got scared and the duo then fled with his bag which contained Rs 10.5 lakh in cash, the official said.

Gupta later went to the Bandra Police Station and filed a complaint against the two imposters.

With the help of technical analysis and examination of the CCTVs footage of the Bandra Terminus area, the police arrested both the men on Tuesday, the official said.

During the investigation, the role of Vijaya Ingawale, assistant sub-inspector posted at Bandra railway police station, came to light in the case, following which she was also arrested, he said.

The three accused were booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections for personating as public servant, criminal conspiracy and criminal breach of trust, the police said.

After the involvement of the ASI came to light, the Railway Police Commissioner suspended Bandra railway police station's senior inspector, they added. PTI DC GK