Man poses as Indian Foreign Service officer in UP's Kushinagar; arrested
Kushinagar (UP) (PTI): A 28-year-old man, who was allegedly posing as an Indian Foreign Service officer, was arrested in Kushinagar district, a police official said on Monday.
Upon receiving the information regarding a man posing as an IFS officer, the Kushinagar Superintendent of Police took cognisance and deployed teams to arrest the accused.
The police arrested Pawan Chauhan, a resident of Hata area, on March 8, and recovered an identity card, two fake Aadhaar cards, an election card, five ATM cards, three seals, an inkpad, a diary, two mobile phones, and two protocol papers.
A case was registered against the accused in this connection, and he was sent to jail on Monday.
Additional Superintendent of Police Siddharth Verma said that the accused, Pawan Chauhan, confessed to forging documents and fraudulently obtaining unfair benefits from various government departments.
Posing as an IFS officer, he prepared forged protocols based on a fake identity card and sent them to various government offices via email to legitimise his fraud.
Through this medium, he dupes young people from rural areas by promising them jobs, promotions, or other government benefits.
The fake Aadhar cards, voter cards, ATM cards, seals, ink pads and other material recovered from him are used for similar fraud and forgery, the Additional SP said.
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SP has ended contract with I-PAC due to fund constraints: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said his party has severed its association with the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) due to a lack of funds.
He dismissed speculations that the termination of contract was because of recent election results.
Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said the party had engaged I-PAC for a brief period ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections but could not continue the arrangement.
"Yes, we had an association. They worked with us for a few months, but we are not able to continue because we do not have that kind of funding," he said.
The I-PAC is a political consultancy firm known for managing major election campaigns across the country.
Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor has also been associated with the organisation in the past and has worked with multiple parties, including the BJP and the Congress.
In a lighter vein, Yadav took a swipe at the ecosystem of political consultancies. "We thought that if we have to work with a 'winning agency', then there are several big companies."
He said that some people suggested conducting surveys, hiring another firm, keeping a social media company, and even engaging agencies for negative campaigning against other parties.
"There are one or two more companies whose names are not yet known. I can get those for you as well," Yadav said.
Yadav rejected the suggestion that the decision to end the deal was influenced by recent election outcomes in states such as West Bengal.
"There is no such thing. Do not ask questions based on baseless reports. That is not true," he said.
"This is not the reason for ending the agreement. We simply do not have enough funds. If you (the media) give us funds, we can hire another company," the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.
