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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India Post launches first ‘Gen Z’ post office in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: India Post has launched its first Gen Z Post Office in Bengaluru at the Acharya Institute of Technology, aiming to attract college students in an age dominated by emails, WhatsApp and social media.
According to a report published by The New Indian Express, Harsha MR, Assistant Superintendent, Bengaluru West Division Post Office, said the new post office, officially named Gen Z Post Office, Achit Nagar, Bengaluru (PIN 560107), will be inaugurated on Wednesday. It has been creatively designed and painted with graffiti by students of the institute to make it more appealing to young people.
He said “In the Gen Z post office, we have introduced two categories in one category, students can come and work with our staff and get good experience, know more about the schemes and services available under India Post”. “In another category, they can work with us part time and they will be provided with incentives but it is still in the pipeline and yet to be implemented.”
Harsha said the initiative is meant to bring postal services closer to students, researchers and the campus community. Similar Gen Z post offices are also planned at GITAM University and the National Law School of India University.
According to the report, they can also use the services to communicate with students across the campuses also. Unlike other post offices, it is a blend of physical and digital world giving students WIFI services, air-conditioned rooms and even coffee vending machines which Gen Z prefer to use.
Harsha said student representatives who will be in-charge of the campus work at post offices within the campus are yet to be decided.
“A roster will be prepared and different students will be given tasks to serve at various service counters. A senior post master will be in charge of Gen Z post offices and he will guide the students,” TNIE quoted Harsha as saying.
India Post officials allegedly said similar Gen Z post offices will soon be launched in Bengaluru North, South and East divisions as part of a broader effort to connect with younger generations.
