A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly duping a woman of Rs 8.5 lakh on the pretext of getting one of her relatives' child admitted to a prestigious school here, the police said today. Accused Tarun Poddar, who duped the women posing as a senior MNC officials has been found having a history of cheating other women too on the pretext of marriage, while impersonating as an author on the basis of a forged book cover.

Poddar was arrested on a complaint by the woman that during a pool ride with her in a cab, he introduced himself as an 'operation head' of a multinational firm and tricked her into believing that he had very good rapport with many senior MNC officials, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vijay Kumar. In her complaint lodged on May 29, the woman said Poddar also told her that he had good contacts with several reputed schools in Delhi and can help the needy ones get their children admitted there, the DCP added.