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Jammu, May 13
Police today arrested a cheat impersonating himself as brother of Inspector General of Police Jammu Range, SP Vaid.
Sources said that the accused, identified as Sanjay Gupta son of Subhash Chander resident of Rehari, Jammu, has befooled number of police officers including some Superintendents of Police (SPs) and managed to get a favour from them on the pretext that he is the real brother of IG Jammu Range, Dr SP Vaid.
Following his arrest, police booked him under section 419 and section 382 of RPC and lodged FIR against him at Gandhi Nagar Police Station, here today.
A senior police officer, on the condition of anonymity, said today that the accused has cheated number of people including police officers in recent time. "The matter came to the notice of IG who issued a circular to all the police stations directing them to arrest person claiming him self to be his (IG's) brother.
It was learnt that during the recent Jammu Festival the accused managed free access besides a free ride of hot air balloon after impersonating himself as Mr Vaid.
The accused, sources said, went to Gandhi Nagar police station today and sought a favour from the SHO over some matter. As the accused was already on wanted list, he was immediately taken into custody and a case was registered against him, the sources said.
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