It seems once bitten twice shy, is not an adage this constable knows. Suspended in a robbery case, he was arrested again yesterday for cheating a businessman and his brother to the tune of Rs 8 lakh. Constable Subhash Babar had taken the money in 2013, for ‘helping’ the victims get a flat under the SRA scheme.

In 2013, Babar had promised the victim, Mohanbhai Kukrecha, that he would help him get a flat at the Kumbharwada SRA project in Chembur. But after accepting the money, Babar neither returned it nor helped Kukrecha, who brought the matter to the notice of the Chembur police. The evidence available with Kukrecha was given to the police who then investigated the matter.