A 65-year-old man, who was trying to rent out his house in the Beltarodi area of Nagpur city of Maharashtra, was duped of Rs 2.07 lakh by a cyber crook who posed as an Army officer, police said on Wednesday. According to the police, the victim had given an advertisement to rent out his house.

The accused phoned him on April 18 and introduced himself as Mayank Nagar, an Army officer, and showed his interest to take the house on rent.