Mangaluru: A notorious conman, who posed as a top WHO official and cheated several people, and his driver-accomplice have been arrested by the Mangaluru police. Basit Shah alias Shaukat Ahmed Lone (30) and his river Baljinder Singh (48) were held in Barke police station limits on Saturday. Mangaluru police Commissioner P S Harsha told reporters here on Saturday the two men were picked up after they were found moving in a suspicious manner in the city.

The car in which they were travelling had a signboard of World Health Organisation (WHO). During questioning, Basit Shah said he had been posing as WHO director and cheating people in many states. Shah initially claimed that he belonged to Mumbai. However, police enquiries revealed that he was using a fake name and that he belonged to Kashmir and his original name was Shaukat Ahmed Lone.