Delhi liquor baron’s son held for posing as SSP

Tribune News Service

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Mohali, April 18

A Delhi-based liquor baron’s son, who is pursuing business management studies at Geneva in Switzerland, was arrested by the Mohali police for posing as an SSP. One of his nine private security guards escorting the imposter was also arrested for possessing illegal arms and ammunition. While the fake SSP, identified as Parth Wadia (23), son of Ashok Wadia, was released on bail, his security guard was sent to judicial custody. The remaining accused also got bail in the case.

Giving details, Inspector Lakhwinder Singh, SHO of the Phase VIII police station, said a security guard bragged about Parth Wadia, claiming that he was an SSP, when the police asked him about his identity at a naka around the PCA Stadium for an IPL match here yesterday.

The police booked Parth and his nine bouncers under Sections 419, 120 B and 177 of the IPC at the Phase VIII police station and arrested all of them.

Inspector Lakhwinder Singh said Parth was driving his swanky Porche car, bearing the registration number CHS 7, behind his private security guards’ Gypsy (PIP 8) and a Safari vehicle (DL 9LX 9999) when he was stopped by the police at the naka. They were going to the stadium to watch the match.

“Asked about the identity of the youngster, one of the security guards told us that he was an SSP. When we enquired further, all of them sped away in their vehicles from the spot,” said the SHO, adding that all of them were nabbed at the next naka.

During a search, one of a security guards, Jatinder Kumar, was found possessing a .32-bore revolver with an arms licence from Uttar Pradesh. Inspector Lakhwinder Singh said as the licence in question was invalid here, Jatinder Kumar had also been booked under the Arms Act. While nine accused, including Parth, were later released on bail, Jatinder Kumar was remanded in judicial custody.

Not related to Ness Wadia: Police

As the key accused shares his surname with IPL Kings XI co-owner Ness Wadia, rumours were rife that he was related to the business tycoon. However, the police dismissed the rumours, claiming that he was not related to Ness Wadia.