Updated On: 15 June, 2021 07:36 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies
Called chemist saying woman complained he sold her an expired product, demanded Rs 18k compensation

The accused told the chemist the woman’s son had to be hospitalised after consuming the biscuits
A 27-year-old man who allegedly used to con people by posing as a Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration official has been arrested while his associate, a woman, is on the run, the police said on Monday.
Rahul Sarate had called a chemist shop posing as an FDA official and told the owner that a woman named Surekha Patil had complained that she was sold an edible item past its expiry date, a police officer said.