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KOLKATA: An Ekbalpore resident, impersonating an ED officer, was arrested on Saturday for robbing a cellphone dealer , who had gone to Burrabazar to collect payment from a client.

Police said Sitaram Pareek, a resident of Howrah, was returning after collecting Rs 14 lakh from a client when he was intercepted by the accused, Md Pappu alias Abu Bashir (25), who claimed to be an ED officer. He told Pareek to get into an SUV, in which four others were seated. They accused Pareek of laundering money and took the entire amount from him as well as a few mobiles. They drove him around for 15 minutes and dropped him off on the road. Pareek later lodged a complaint at Hastings PS.

