Nagpur, Jul 18 (PTI) Four women and a man were duped of Rs 9.18 lakh allegedly by a person who promised to get them ticket examining jobs in the metro rail system, police in Nagpur said on Sunday.

A Wadi police station official identified the accused as Gaurav Ashok Uke (27), a resident of Suraburdi.

"The accused has duped the five between July, 2019 and July, 2021. He had even sent bogus appointment letters to them," he added.

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