Civil engineer held for cheating doc

The Delhi Police has arrested a civil engineer for allegedly cheating a doctor of around Rs 1.75 lakh on the pretext of selling an iPhone by impersonating an Army officer.

The accused has been identified as Parvej Ahmad, 29, a resident of Haryana’s Nuh district. According to Amit Sharma, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Shahdara district, doctor Rakesh Dubey, posted at Institute of Human Behaviour & Allied Sciences, lodged a police complaint alleging that a man cheated him of around Rs 1.75 lakh on the pretext of selling the latest iPhone on a website.

“The seller introduced himself as an Army officer. During investigation, police found that the accused routed the money from one e-wallet to another e-wallet and bank accounts,” said the DCP.