Pune: Fraudster cheats jail guard of Rs 10k to stop ‘transfer’

A fraudster, who posed as a clerk at the office of Additional Director General (ADG) of prisons, called a guard at the Yerwada Central Jail saying that she has been transferred and then cheated her of Rs 10,000 by assuring her to stop the transfer order.

A first information report (FIR) in this case was lodged at the Yerwada police station. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the woman got a call on her mobile on August 6 evening from the accused.

The man claimed that the guard has been transferred following multiple complaints against her for poor performance while on duty. He also said that five women on duty were already suspended.