Man duped of Rs 5.5 lakh after being promised dirhams in Ulhasnagar

A man from Ulhasnagar in Thane district was duped of Rs 5.5 lakh in a foreign currency exchange scam, a police official said on Sunday.The man, a press employee from Diva in the district, met a woman who promised to get him UAE dirhams at a good rate, the Hill Line police station official said.

''On February 29, three accused met the man and took Rs 5.5 lakh from him while giving him a packet that they claimed contained UAE dirhams. It actually had soiled paper. A case has been registered and a hunt is on for the accused,'' he said.