A Pune police official on Sunday said that a man was booked for cheating a person of Rs 1.75 lakh by promising to get him recruited in the army, reported news agency PTI.

Accused Nitin Suryawanshi posed as army personnel when he met victim Bharat Mhate on a train in Latur in August last year, the Bundgarden police station official said while sharing an update on the Pune crime, reported PTI.