Posing as sub-inspector, woman trained at Rajasthan Police Academy for 2 years

Mona, who had been on the run since 2023 following a complaint by an RPA officer, was arrested from a rented accomodation in Sikar and brought to Jaipur for further questioning.

According to police officers, Mona created fake documents to gain access to the premier training institute. She frequented the RPA campus from 2021 to 2023, claiming to be a trainee S-I and participating in outdoor activities and ceremonies, trying to blend in with new recruits and senior officers. She avoided indoor training sessions where attendance was recorded, said sources at the police academy.

In September 2023, an RPA officer questioned Mona about her batch affiliation and she said she was an Intelligence Bureau (IB) recruit. The officer filed a complaint against her after not finding her name in the RPA records. This prompted an official inquiry.

An FIR was registered against Mona on September 29, 2023, following which the Jaipur police raided her house in Nagaur district and recovered Rs 7 lakh and a police uniform from the premises. Mona, however, was absconding.

Further investigation revealed that Mona had been preparing for the S-I recruitment exam for years and had sat for it multiple times without any success. In 2021, she posted false claims of being selected in the exam on social media to impress her relatives and friends.

The police did not rule out the possibility of Mona using her fake profile to con many people between 2021 and 2023. More information will be revealed after questioning the accused, said the police.