The incident took place on Saturday morning and one woman connected with the incident is on the run, the Yashodhara Nagar police station official said.
Later, the person who had posed as the victim s friend called him again to transfer Rs 3 lakh first into the bank account number given by him for his mother s treatment. He later requested for more funds from the victim who allegedly transferred amounts totalling Rs 18.5 lakh into the account numbers given by the accused, the official said. Nagpur Man Loses Rs 18.5 Lakh to Fraudster Posing as Friend.