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The Gurgaon police Friday arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly posing as an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and extorting money by promising jobs and facilitating transfers.
On Friday, acting on a tip-off, a team from the Palam Vihar police station raided a rented house where Pathak was staying. As the police approached, Pathak attempted to flee to the rooftop, but the police nabbed him.
“A search led to the recovery of incriminating items, including two ID cards, one ID card lanyard marked ‘Ministry of Home Affairs’, an envelope related to a fake transfer order, a forged arms licence, six mobile phones, a laptop, a walkie-talkie set, an Ayushman card, three Aadhaar cards, an ATM card, a PAN card, a passport, two stamps, a red and blue beacon light, Rs 2.5 lakh in cash, and a car with ‘Government of India’ written on it,” a police spokesperson said Sunday evening.
The police Saturday produced Pathak before a court which remanded him in two days of police custody for further interrogation.
“During questioning, Pathak confessed to posing as an IAS officer from the Ministry of Home Affairs, deceiving people by promising government jobs and employee transfers to extort money, which he used to fund his and his family’s expenses,” the spokesperson added.
The police said a background check revealed that Pathak has a prior criminal record, with a case registered against him in Uttar Pradesh for similar fraudulent activities.
“The investigation is ongoing, with police probing other potential crimes linked to the accused,” said the spokesperson.
In May, the cybercrime police in Haryana’s Nuh arrested a man who allegedly posed as an Army officer and duped people.
Interrogations in that case had revealed that the accused allegedly used WhatsApp, posing as an Army officer with fake profiles, to deceive victims.
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