UP police arrest man who posed as IAS officer after failing civil service exams twice
Lucknow: An Engineering graduate from Mau district who posed as an IAS officer after having failed the UPSC examination twice was arrested by the Wazirganj Police on Wednesday.
The arrested, identified as Saurabh Tripathi, is said to currently reside at Shalimar OneWorld apartments in the Gomtinagar Extension.
The police, who caught Tripathi during a vehicle check near Kargil Park, have said that Tripathi claimed to be a government officer and also showed them a forged ID card as well as visiting card. In addition, he tried to intimidate the policed by mentioning the names of senior IAS officers.
A search of his residence, however, revealed him to have six luxury vehicles fitted with red-blue beacons and forged number plates and also carrying fake secretariat passes.
The vehicles have been seized by the police, who also found and confiscated a laptop, forged documents, IDs, Aadhaar cards, driving licences, beacon lights, cash up to Rs 11,097, debit cards and visiting cards of multiple designations that they found at Tripathi’s house. In addition, the arrested man was found to have created a fake NIC email ID to support his masquerade.
The police have said that, posing as a government officer, Tripathi used to attend official events and also posed for photographs with senior officers in order to strengthen his credibility.
A case has been filed at the Wazirganj Police Station, further investigation is on.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
