The Manickpur police arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly duping traders in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Pune, and Nashik to the tune of Rs 2 lakh. The accused, identified as Manish Ambekar, a resident of Nalasopara used to call traders on their cellphones by posing as a woman. The Manickpur police managed to recover around Rs 2 lakh from the accused's possession.

The incident came to light when several traders from the Vasai-Virar region registered a complaint that they were being sweet-talked by a woman. According to the police officials, the accused would visit jewellery showrooms, grocery shops, and medical stores, where mobile numbers of the owners were displayed on the name boards, reports Mumbai Mirror.