Summary:
Earlier, Rathod was arrested by the Bhavnagar police for committing fraud in similar manner by posing as an official from the Gujarat Electricity Board. “By guessing the idea of the victims’ wealth, he would give them a figure in the range of Rs 17,000 to Rs 3 lakh. He would make it a point to visit the victim’s house in his absence and only when women members of the family were present. Then he would say on the phone mouth piece that he would collect the money from the victims’ wives. He would then disconnect the phone and still pretend to talk..