Man held for cheating farmers

A 30-year-old man, who claims himself as an agent of private banks, was arrested today for allegedly cheating around eight farmers in Darwha tehsil of Rs 23 lakh under the pretext of getting them loans.

Suraj Deware was picked up on complaint of the aggrieved farmers hailing from Shendri village.

Police said Deware used to claim himself as the loan agent and collect money from farmers.