Delhi Man Held for Impersonating IAS Officer to Evade Lockdown

Aditya Gupta had a siren and stickers of the Delhi Police and the Government of India, officials said.

A policeman makes announcements as homeless people stand in a queue to receive food, during the nationwide lockdown in Delhi. (Representational image)

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A 29-year-old man was arrested in the national capital for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer to avoid the lockdown restrictions imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus, police said on Monday, 13 April.

Aditya Gupta, a resident of Keshavpuram, was travelling in his car when he was stopped by the police at a picket three days ago.

His car had a siren and stickers of the Delhi Police and the Government of India, police said.

Gupta argued with a policeman on being stopped and claimed that he is a senior IAS officer working with the Union Home Ministry, police said.

The policeman asked Gupta to show his identity card but when he failed, the official informed the SHO of Keshavpuram about the incident. On becoming suspicious, the police grilled the man further and he was busted, a senior official said.

Gupta, who works at a private firm in Delhi, had on an earlier occasion posed as a senior IAS officer to avoid the lockdown restrictions, he said.

A case was registered against Gupta under relevant sections of the IPC and he was arrested, the official said, adding that he was later released on bail.

(Published in an arrangement with PTI)