Fake cop swindles woman out of millions

RAWALPINDI:

The Civil Lines police have registered a case against a man accused of impersonating a police sub-inspector and defrauding a woman of money on the pretext of getting her work done.

According to the police, Sana Iqbal told investigators that she had visited the district courts to pursue a case when a man identified as Iltimas Shah approached her and introduced himself as a police sub-inspector. He allegedly claimed that his mother had been a judge, while two of his relatives were serving as an SP and a DSP. The suspect reportedly offered to get any work done immediately in exchange for Rs2.2 million. Trusting his claims, the woman paid him Rs100,000 in cash and transferred the remaining amount to his account through Easypaisa and MCB.

However, when the promised work was not done, she demanded her money back. The suspect returned only Rs20,000 in two separate Easypaisa transactions of Rs10,000 each and refused to repay the remaining amount.