Archive · 5 Nov 2025
History-Sheeter Posing as Cop, Conning Over 100, Arrested in Pune
A man who pretended to be a police officer to trick more than 100 people has been caught.
He used his fake police identity to scam people in many places.
The police found him living in a nice neighborhood in Pune.
They caught him because an older man reported that he was tricked out of his gold jewelry.
This man had been arrested before for similar crimes.
A history-sheeter posing as a police officer has been arrested in Pune.
The accused, Sajjad Garibsha Iran, allegedly conned over 100 people.
He was apprehended at a residential society in the Kondhwa area.
The arrest followed a complaint by a 68-year-old man cheated of gold ornaments.
The accused has prior arrests, including under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
- Who
- Sajjad Garibsha Iran, a history-sheeter
- What
- Arrested for conning over 100 people by posing as a police officer.
- When
- Arrested on Tuesday.
- Where
- Kingston Atlantis residential society in Kondhwa, Pune.
- Why
- Tracked down after a complaint of cheating involving gold ornaments.
- Accused Name
- Sajjad Garibsha Iran
- Number of Victims
- Over 100
- Modus Operandi
- Posing as a police officer
- Location of Arrest
- Kingston Atlantis residential society, Kondhwa, Pune
- Complaint Leading to Arrest
- Cheating of gold ornaments by a 68-year-old Kharghar resident
- Previous Arrests
- Yes, under MCOCA