Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel apprehended a suspected serial fraudster at Pune Airport on the morning of September 24, 2026, after he allegedly duped an arriving passenger of Rs 11,000 using false pretences. The suspect was subsequently found to be carrying documents bearing multiple identities.
On September 1, a departing passenger had allegedly been cheated of Rs 18,600 using a similar modus operandi. The apprehension followed heightened surveillance by the CISF Intelligence Wing. Following that incident, the CISF had stepped up vigilance in the airport’s City Side area. Following the preliminary investigation and the formal complaint by the arriving passenger, the suspect was handed over to the Vimantal Police Station in Pune for further legal action and detailed investigation.
CISF personnel subsequently matched the apprehended suspect’s activities with CCTV footage from the September 1 incident and identified him as the same alleged perpetrator. A Cyber Crime complaint had already been lodged in connection with that case.
During further questioning, the suspect admitted to his involvement in the earlier fraud.
