The Aarey police have arrested a 24-year-old man for cheating his own parents by pretending he was robbed.

The accused, Sohan Pal, lives with his parents and works with a private company. His father owns a pan shop and they live at Jogeshwari. Pal had a joint account with his mother, in which his mother had saved Rs 4 lakh for a property purchase. However, Pal withdrew all the money and spent it. When his parents asked him what had happened to the money, he came up with a filmy style story.