India, Nov. 5 -- After a two-month long investigation, the police have finally arrested a notorious fraud from Pune who has been impersonating police officers to cheat people across the city. The police recovered 1,186 grams of gold jewellery worth over Rs.1.25 crore from the accused, and said that he has committed at least 15 cases of impersonation related frauds, and over 100 criminal cases.

The Navi Mumbai crime branch has identified the accused as Sajjad Garibshah Irani ,47, from Shrirampur in Ahmednagar. Irani had been living with his wife in Kondhwa, Pune, where he was arrested.

The case came to light on July 31 when Pawankumar Ramavatar Kejriwal, 68, a resident of Kharghar, was stopped while shopping by a man claiming to be a pol...