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Karnataka ADGP Alok Kumar: A youth, who had played under-19 cricket for Haryana and also claims to have represented Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has been arrested for allegedly duping the Taj Palace Hotel here of over Rs 5 lakhs in July 2022, a Delhi Police official said on Wednesday.

The accused was identified as Mrinank Singh, 25, a resident of Haryana's Faridabad and his victims of fraud includes cricketer Rishabh Pant, as well as multiple luxury hotels owners and managers across India whom he had duped impersonating a senior IPS officer of Karnataka.

His arrest comes after a complaint from the Director of Security, Taj Palace Hotel atthe Chanakyapuri police station last August, alleging that Singh, who presented himself as a cricketer, stayed in the hotel from July 22-29, 2022 and he left the hotel without settling bills of Rs 5,53,362.