LUCKNOW, July 2 -- Police arrested a man who had been duping customers on the pretext of facilitating quick loan approvals outside a car showroom in Hazratganj, authorities said on Wednesday.

The accused, identified as Vinod Kumar, a resident of Maharashtra, was staying at a hotel in Lucknow and had made the area outside the showroom his "hunting ground," Hazratganj SHO Vikram Singh said.

Deputy commissioner of police (DCP), central, Ashish Srivastava said Vinod Kumar would approach customers outside the showroom and convince them that he could assist with car loans.

"He posed as a loan facilitator and gained the trust of potential buyers, only to dupe them of huge sums of money," the DCP said.

The Hazratganj SHO added that Kumar woul...