Fake IPS officer held in Delhi

New Delhi, February 26: A 44-year-old PhD degree holder and former college professor was arrested from west Delhi’s Karol Bagh for cheating people by impersoting as an IPS officer, officials said on Thursday. Accused Satheesh ir, a resident of Kochi in Kerala, was arrested by Delhi Police on Tuesday on a tip-off. A uniform of an IPS officer along with a wireless set was recovered from him. ir stayed at Hotel Rama in Karol Bagh, and was heading to his hotel when he was arrested. “Following a complaint made by mobile shop owner Kultar Singh on February 23, we laid a trap and arrested ir,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. “The accused had cheated the complaint to the tune of Rs.1.65 lakh,” added Yadav. “First time, ir met the complaint in Karol Bagh’s Gaffar Market at his shop Jan 30 and introduced himself as an IPS officer from Jaipur. (IANS)