Complainant was conned by person posing as company representative ‘helping’ him renew mediclaim policy

The North Cyber police station has nabbed an active member of a gang involved in swindling lakhs of rupees under the pretext of renewing online medical insurance using the name of a reputed company. Nitesh Ganesh Sonwane, 30, was apprehended from his Goregaon residence following a detailed technical investigation. The police also seized a mobile phone from his possession, and he has been remanded to police custody till October 7.

According to the police sources, the 75-year-old complainant is a retired Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) manager, residing in Kandivli. The complainant had a mediclaim policy from ONGC. Whenever he or his wife required medicines, they would place an o

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