Man booked for posing as public servant in Haibowal

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, August 1

The Haibowal police claimed to have booked a man who was impersonating as an official of the National Crime Investigation Bureau.

The accused had been duping people on the pretext of getting their works done from the Police Department.

He has been identified as Chandar Mohan, a resident of Hargobind Nagar, Haibowal.

Investigating officer sub-inspector (SI) Bhajan Singh said the police got a tip-off that the accused had duped many people by posing as the in-charge of the NCRB agency and he was also carrying fake ID cards of the agency.

Accordingly, a case of cheating under Sections 420 (cheating) and 170 (impersonating as public servant) of the Indian Penal Code against the accused.

The sub-inspector said raids were being conducted at whereabouts of the accused to nab him. Fake ID cards would also be recovered after his arrest.