Pune: Police on Sunday afternoon arrested a Shivajinagar resident involved in several cases of impersonation and thefts in the city, Ahmednagar, Delhi and
Haryana.
A police team of senior inspector Anita More, inspector
Vikram Goud, assistant inspector Bhairavnath Shelke and sub inspector Vijay Pankar arrested Jafar Ali Khan
Irani (30) while patrolling in the area. He was moving in a suspicious way and the team decided to question him.
“During questioning, he revealed that he had recently stolen a kg of gold worth Rs45 lakh from a person based in Hisar, Haryana, after impersonating a Customs officer.
Hisar police had arrested Irani and his accomplice. But Irani had managed to give the police a slip. We contacted the Hisar police and confirmed his arrest with them,” More said.
“In a similar way, Irani and his accomplice had cheated and stolen valuables from many people in Delhi and Haryana. We communicated with the Delhi police. As many as 22 cases are registered against Irani in Delhi and Haryana,” she said.