Updated On: 04 March, 2026 07:39 PM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent
Assistant Commissioner of Police Kalyanji Gete said the complainant was lured to Kalyan by the accused with a promise of exchanging his Rs 5 lakh cash for higher denomination currency of Rs 7 lakh, earning him a benefit of Rs 2 lakh

Representational Image
Police have arrested eight persons for allegedly robbing a Pune-based man of Rs 5 lakh by posing as police personnel near a railway station at Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district, an official said on Wednesday, reported news agency PTI.
The incident occurred last week, they said.