Panchkula, April 23 -- A man, posing as a captain in the Indian Army, allegedly duped an armyman and his wife of Rs.17.50 lakh on the pretext of facilitating a loan with a subsidy, police said on Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Sagar Guleria, a resident of Jalandhar, the police said, adding that an FIR was registered against him. The victim, Manpreet Kaur, a resident of Chandimandir Cantt, is wife of an army naik, who is currently stationed in West Bengal.

In her complaint, she mentioned that she was seeking a loan for house construction when she was introduced to Guleria by a colleague of her husband. "The accused, while falsely claiming to be a captain with strong connection in banks, convinced that he could secure a loan w...