The Gurugram Police have arrested a 34-year-old man or allegedly impersonating a police sub-inspector to avoid toll taxes, stay in hotels, and create an impression, officials said.
Police said the accused,
identified as 34-year-old Mukesh Kumar, a graduate and resident of Kasni village in Jhajjar district, was arrested on Saturday from a hotel following a complaint lodged by the manager of the hotel, news agency PTI reported.
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The manager, in his complaint, said a man wearing a police uniform came to the hotel on Saturday and booked a room and produced an Aadhaar card in way of identification.
Later, he returned to the hotel and began making unnecessary inquiries about the room, arousing suspicion. When the manager probed him more about his antecedents, he panicked and tried to flee, but was caught, according to the complaint.
“When questioned, the man panicked and attempted to flee but was detained with the help of hotel employees. During initial police questioning, he admitted that he was not a police officer and had been wearing the uniform merely to create an impression of authority among the public,” a police official said.
A sub-inspector’s uniform, a fake identity card bearing the special police officer rank, a PAN card, and an Aadhaar card were recovered from him.
Interrogation revealed that Kumar had taken an e-rickshaw on rent and plied it in Khatu, Rajasthan.
He would frequently commute between Jhajjar and Khatu and had to pay toll tax, so he decided to pose as a policeman to drive through without paying.
“The arrested accused revealed that he obtained a Special Police Officer (SPO) ID card from someone in Jhajjar for Rs 500. He also had a Haryana Police sub-inspector uniform stitched for Rs 2,200 from a person in Jharodha Kalan, Delhi,” the official added.
Police said Kumar was produced before a Gurgaon court on Sunday and remanded to a day in police custody for further questioning to ascertain if he had accomplices or was involved in additional offences.
(With inputs from agencies)
