The Ghatkopar police have booked a man for allegedly posing as an Indian Navy officer and duping a family of Rs 2.01 lakh on the pretext of offering jobs to two daughters, officials said. A case has been registered against Vinod Vishnu Gaikwad following a complaint by a 40-year-old woman who works as a bus conductor with the BEST.

Police said the accused approached the woman in early June 2025, claiming he was facilitating “offline recruitment” and promised clerical/office posts for her daughters. The job offers were allegedly made to the complainant’s daughters, aged 18 and 19.