A 28-year-old man who masqueraded as a police officer in Uttar Pradesh to trap women and rape them, has been arrested, Delhi Police said on Tuesday. Accused Sandeep Kumar was in touch with some women and used to visit bars in NCR-Delhi for amusement.

"On September 6, a PCR call was received at the Paharganj police station about sexual assault by a police officer on a woman in a hotel in Paharganj area. On her statement, a case under Section 376 of the IPC was registered. Police investigation found that the identity used by the accused to book the hotel was fake," said Sanjay Bhatia, DCP, Central Delhi.