Mumbai, Sep 23 (PTI) A court here on Tuesday sentenced a 58-year-old man to three years of simple imprisonment for cheating a businessman by posing as a CBI officer.

The accused, Ashwini Sharma, was found guilty of offence under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 170 (personating a public servant) and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.

As per the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Sharma had taken Rs 25 lakh from businessman Anwar Merchant by posing as a CBI officer on the pretext of helping him in a fraud case.

He also took the victim to the CBI office in Delhi and introduced him to another person who was also impersonating a senior officer.

After the duo pretended that his matter had been resolved, Sharma refused to return the money and threatened to implicate

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