New Delhi, A 28-year-old man impersonating a lieutenant colonel within the Military has been arrested for allegedly dishonest a household of over ₹8 lakh by promising authorities jobs, an official right here mentioned on Wednesday.
Man posing as Military officer arrested for dishonest household of over ₹8 lakh in Delhi
The accused, recognized as Sumit Singh, a resident of Delhi’s Uttam Nagar, created faux Military paperwork, wore a Lieutenant Colonel’s uniform, and used badges and rubber stamps to mislead victims, he mentioned.
Singh was additionally concerned in a number of circumstances of comparable fraud in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, together with a rape and dishonest case in Lucknow and one other fraud case in Hardoi, police mentioned.
The accused, initially from Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur, additionally reportedly procured a canteen card and issued fraudulent recruitment letters beneath the Ministry of Defence, police added.
“A case was registered in Gulabi Bagh Police Station based on the complaint of a 30-year-old woman advocate who alleged that Singh introduced himself as a senior Army officer in July 2024 and promised her a legal position in the Armed Forces Tribunal ,” a senior police official said.
He later extended similar job offers to her brother and father, extracting large sums under the pretence of recruitment formalities, the woman said in her complaint.
The accused allegedly demanded money for application fees, mess charges, uniform kits, and other expenses, accumulating over ₹8 lakh in cash from the victim and her family, officials said.
He also took a mobile phone worth ₹1.6 lakh from the complainant under false pretences, the officer added.
Police said Singh fabricated recruitment letters, used a false identity, and even pressured the complainant to marry him.
“The fraud got here to mild when the victims cross-verified his claims and located discrepancies within the paperwork he supplied,” the officer mentioned.
The police traced Singh to a rented lodging in Bindapur and arrested him. Upon interrogation, he confessed his crimes, the officer mentioned.
Recovered objects embrace two faux Indian Military rubber stamps, a navy uniform with 4 Lieutenant Colonel badges, a canteen card, three faux recruitment letters and a bike purchased with the defrauded cash, the officer mentioned.
Additional investigation into the matter is underway, the officer added.