An army cadet in Pune was duped to the tune of Rs 23,000 by a Jharkhand-resident after he was promised a mobile phone on an online buying-selling website. The complainant, Anandi Anand (17), lodged a complaint on August 30 at Samarth police station, against one suspect, identified as Deepak, from Jharkhand.

According to the investigating officer, Police Sub Inspector V L Chavan, Anand is an army cadet who moved to Pune from Samastipur, Bihar in March. He visited a reputed website olx.com, on August 26, looking to buy a second-hand phone where he came across an advertisement posted by the accused, looking to sell a Sony mobile phone.