Hyderabad, Feb. 19 -- A former Telangana home guard was arrested by the Banjara Hills police on Monday, February 17, for duping a man of Rs 2,82,725, by posing as a police officer.

The arrested man has been identified as Harijan Govardhan, 35, a resident of Kukatpally, working as an Amul milk distributor.

According to the police, Govardhan who worked as a home guard between 2009-2014, met the victim Areti Gnana Sai Prasad, a Hyderabad-based software engineer, who had plans to start a restaurant business.

Govardhan introduced himself as a police head constable, working with the Task Force at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) Building.

To gain trust, Govardhan invited Sai Prasad to meet him at the ICCC building. Govardan ...