Mumbai: A 34-year-old biryani shop owner has accused a man of posing as a CBI officer and cheating him of Rs 5,500 by promising to arrange a passport. Sahar police registered the FIR on Thursday and are searching for the accused.The complainant, Ramkumar Pyarelal Bind, who runs Famous Chicken Biryani at Chimtapada in Andheri East, said in the FIR that the accused, Vikram Goswami, had visited his shop several times between Aug 26 and Aug 31.According to Bind’s complaint, Goswami identified himself as a CBI officer investigating a murder when he visited the shop around 11 am on Aug 31. He allegedly examined the shop documents and claimed Bind required a passport for the business.Goswami offered to arrange the passport for Rs 5,500 and took photocopies of Bind’s Aadhaar card, PAN card, school leaving certificate and electricity bill. Bind alleged that Goswami refused online payment and accepted the amount in cash.Bind received a passport-related message from a mobile number at 3.17 pm on Sept 1. However, when he visited passport office in Andheri on Sept 7, officials told him they had received no documents concerning his application. He subsequently approached police, alleging impersonation and cheating.
