Man held for posing as insurance firm employee, duping elderly
The Hindu
‘He promised huge returns on policies for a processing fee’
The Delhi police on Friday arrested a man from Ghaziabad for allegedly duping several senior citizens in Delhi on the pretext of giving them huge returns on their insurance policies.
According to the police, Arun Jain, a senior citizen, was cheated of ₹ 9.09 lakh. Mr. Jain had a life insurance policy worth ₹26 lakh.
The conman posed as an employee of the insurance company and gave an assurance to Mr. Jain that he will provide pre-mature policy return and took ₹9.09 lakh as processing fee, the police said. When Mr. Jain did not receive any returns, he lodged a case at the Anand Vihar police station which was transferred to the Cyber Cell.
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