<p>Kochi: A 31-year-old man who allegedly posed as an IPS officer to defraud several women and financial institutions has been arrested in Kochi, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Karthik Venugopal, alias Vipin Karthik, hailing from Malappuram, was picked up from a shopping mall here by a team from Kalamassery Police Station.</p>.<p>The arrest was carried out under the supervision of the Kochi City Police Commissioner Putta Vimaladitya at the request of the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, they said.</p>.<p>According to police, Karthik befriended women by pretending to be an IPS officer, lured them with promises of marriage, and financially exploited them.</p>.<p>He also allegedly forged documents, obtained loans under false pretences, and created fake salary certificates to secure loans from multiple banks, police added.</p>.<p>The accused was wanted in a case registered at Kadugodi Police Station in Bengaluru, where he allegedly took money and vehicles from a Malayali woman after promising marriage and later attempted to back out of the wedding by falsely claiming he had cancer.</p>.<p>During the arrest, police recovered his mobile phone, laptop, and cash.</p>.<p>Investigators revealed that Karthik has been named as an accused in 13 similar cases registered against him in Kerala and Bengaluru.</p>.<p>After being held in Kalamassery police custody, the accused was handed over to the Bengaluru police for further investigation. </p>
<p>Kochi: A 31-year-old man who allegedly posed as an IPS officer to defraud several women and financial institutions has been arrested in Kochi, police said on Thursday.</p>.<p>Karthik Venugopal, alias Vipin Karthik, hailing from Malappuram, was picked up from a shopping mall here by a team from Kalamassery Police Station.</p>.<p>The arrest was carried out under the supervision of the Kochi City Police Commissioner Putta Vimaladitya at the request of the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner, they said.</p>.<p>According to police, Karthik befriended women by pretending to be an IPS officer, lured them with promises of marriage, and financially exploited them.</p>.<p>He also allegedly forged documents, obtained loans under false pretences, and created fake salary certificates to secure loans from multiple banks, police added.</p>.<p>The accused was wanted in a case registered at Kadugodi Police Station in Bengaluru, where he allegedly took money and vehicles from a Malayali woman after promising marriage and later attempted to back out of the wedding by falsely claiming he had cancer.</p>.<p>During the arrest, police recovered his mobile phone, laptop, and cash.</p>.<p>Investigators revealed that Karthik has been named as an accused in 13 similar cases registered against him in Kerala and Bengaluru.</p>.<p>After being held in Kalamassery police custody, the accused was handed over to the Bengaluru police for further investigation. </p>