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Press Trust of India Chennai
Last Updated : Jul 31 2015 | 6:42 PM IST
A 32-year-old man who allegedly
posed as a commercial tax officer and cheated an individual of Rs 40,000 was arrested by the city police here today.
Acting on a complaint from the victim Jayakumar, a special police team formed to nab the culprit arrested the man identified as Vedharasu, a police release said.
Investigations revealed that the accused had allegedly cheated Jayakumar saying he was a working as a commercial tax officer at the Income Tax office. He offered to give electronic goods to Jayakumar at cheap rates if he paid Rs 40,000.
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First Published: Jul 31 2015 | 6:42 PM IST

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