A man impersonating a police officer conned a Bangladeshi student into paying a fine of Rs7,000 in New Delhi last Friday.
According to a report published by
the Hindustan Times, the culprit, posing as a New Delhi police officer, “fined” Bangladeshi youth Mohamaud Jabedul Bahar for smoking outside the embassy of Poland in the Chanakyapuri area.
Bahar handed over all the cash he was carrying in Indian and Bangladeshi currency at that time, for a violation that normally imposes a fine of only Rs200.
The 20-year-old had travelled to India to obtain a visa to pursue a higher education in Poland. He was waiting in a queue outside the embassy concerned when he was tricked.
In a statement given to local police, Bahar said he was approached by a man on a scooter while smoking inside the diplomatic enclave.
The man, posing as a Delhi Police officer, ordered the student to pay a hefty fine for smoking in a no smoking zone.
The conman also asked the youth to accompany him to a police station for procedural formalities.
However, on the way to the police station, the man stopped near Bihar Bhawan and told the victim that he could go on his way if he paid the fine then and there.
The man spotted Bahar’s wallet in his hand before he could react to the offer, and took all the cash out. The culprit then refused to give a receipt and drove away with Tk7,000 and Rs1500 in cash.
Later, Bahar understood that he had been cheated and lodged a complaint with the local police. He has since returned to his hometown in Chittagong.
A senior Delhi police official said a case has been filed against an unknown person for fraud.