2 held for impersonating as CBI officer, police constable
The city police have arrested two brothers for duping local residents by impersonating as fake CBI officer and police constable. The police recovered Rs 2 lakh in cash, fake IDs and police constable’s uniform and turban from their possession.
Those arrested were identified as Ajaypal Singh (27) and his younger brother Amritpal Singh (24), both resident of Ale Chak village in Gurdaspur district.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Alam Vijay Singh said Amandeep Singh, a resident of Chowk Pragdas locality, stated to the police that the accused took Rs 10 lakh from him for getting his son recruited in the Police Department. Similarly, they also duped Jatinder Kumar, a resident of the Jaintipur area, of Rs 6 lakh.
Amandeep told the police that his son Chanpreet Singh (20) had studied till Class XII. He said Ajaypal used to live in a rented accommodation near his house. He claimed himself to be special CBI officer. He showed a picture of his brother in police uniform to Amandeep and lured him for getting Chanpreet recruited in the Punjab Police. He alleged that Ajaypal took Rs 10 lakh from him.
Besides, Jatinder Kumar transferred Rs 6 lakh in the account of the accused for the recruitment of his nephew Nikhil in the Police Department.
The DCP said following their complaints, the police registered an FIR against the duo on January 23 and arrested them. After taking their police remand, a raid was conducted at their house where the police recovered Rs 2 lakh in cash, fake IDs of the CBI and fake documents of recruitment in the Police Department. A police uniform of Amritpal Singh having a badge, nameplate, black leather belt with PP buckle and a turban was also seized from the house of the accused, the DCP said.
He said both brothers were unemployed and used to defraud gullible people on one pretext or the other.