Two men who boasted of being close aides of a Shiv Sena politician to dupe a taxi driver of his hard-earned money were arrested on Saturday.

The Kalachowkie police, who apprehended them, said the two may have cheated several other taxi drivers using the same modus operandi. According to the police, the duo would pose as personal assistants of Milind Narvekar, who is a personal assistant to Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.