Maharashtra: Man and son posing as kin of minister held

KALYAN: A man and his son from Dombivli, posing as Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s relatives, have allegedly cheated several people of lakhs of rupees. They were arrested in Karnataka on Thursday.
Rajan Gadkari and Anand, from Nemade lane in Dombivli (E), are originally from Karnataka. Police said they took money from at least 10 persons, promising them government jobs and gold at cheaper rates.When their fraud was exposed, they fled, leaving Anand’s wife Geetanjali behind. Police said they also took her four-year-old son with them. Geetanjali told police the duo was missing. She said Rajan and Anand carried out all financial transactions from her account.