The man posed as nephew of the president of BJP Amit Shah.

A man claiming to be the nephew of BJP President Amit Shah conned a BJP MLA and his friend in Ujjain town and fled with cash Rs 50,000 and a cellphone.

The MLA's friend has filed a complaint against the man at the Madhav Nagar police station.

On Tuesday, a man claiming to be one Viraj Shah, a resident of Ahmedabad and a nephew of BJP President Amit Shah went to the General Railway Police (GRP) station at the Ujjain railway station and filed a complaint saying that his luggage along with cash, valuables and a cellphone were stolen from the train he was traveling in.

Shah then called the local MLA, Dr Mohan Yadav who represents Ujjain South constituency and told him the same. Yadav sent his friend, Naresh Sharma to meet Shah. Sharma then gave Shah Rs 50,000, bought him a new cellphone worth Rs 15,000 and a plane ticket to Ahmedabad. He also visited the Mahakal temple while in Ujjain.

ACCUSED MAY HAVE CONNED OTHER BJP LEADERS



Later, Sharma found that the phone number he had been given by Shah was switched off for two days. Sharma then informed the police and found that the berth Shah had mentioned he was travelling on was also booked in someone else's name.

"I stay in Dharma ki Nagri ( Ujjain) and keep helping people. When this person asked for help I sent my friend to meet him," said Yadav, adding that he was in Bhopal for the assembly's monsoon session at the time and had sent his friend to help instead.

On Friday, a case was registered at the Madhav Nagar police station in Ujjain. "We have registered a case of cheating and are investigating the matter," said MS Parmar, Inspector, Madhav Nagar police station.

The police said that there is a possibility that the youth also duped other BJP leaders in Rajasthan using the same modus operandi.

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