A man has been arrested in Palghar district for allegedly posing as an income tax officer and duping a woman of Rs 55.8 lakh through a fake raid, police said on Thursday.
The accused has been identified as Faiyaz Kader Kazi, also known as Manish Pawaskar, a resident of Rajapur in Ratnagiri district.
According to a Boisar police official, Kazi and his associates carried out a raid at a home in Mann village last month, posing as IT department personnel. Using fake ID cards, they allegedly seized Rs 55.8 lakh from a cupboard and fled.
Following the incident, the police examined CCTV footage along stretches of the Boisar-Chilhar Road, Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway, and Manor-Bhiwandi Highway. Acting on the evidence, authorities arrested Kazi, while the search for his accomplices continues.
