An official on Monday said that the police have registered a case against a man from Thane in Maharashtra for allegedly posing as a travel agent and cheating a person of Rs 3.77 lakh under the pretext of facilitating international flight tickets, reported news agency PTI.

According to the 32-year-old complainant, who hails from Silchar in Rajasthan, got in touch with the accused through an acquaintance.

The accused lured the complainant to transfer Rs 3,77,916 through UPI for tickets to send his two relatives abroad for jobs through the flight of an international airline, the official from Mira Road police station said, reported PTI.