Dehradun:
The son of a retired IAS officer was arrested in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun after he allegedly impersonated government officials, including an IPS officer and a RAW agent, to defraud multiple people of large sums of money.
Yashvardhan, the son of former Uttarakhand Chief Secretary S Ramaswami, was arrested on Thursday during a routine check on the Mussoorie Road. Officers seized five fake identity cards, eight visiting cards, 25 police and army logos, three sets of army and paramilitary uniforms, fake ribbons, a laptop and a wireless set from him.
According to police, Yashvardhan used these props to pose as a senior officer from various agencies. He approached individuals with promises of securing government jobs, expediting company registrations or clearing tenders, and took money in return. Two recent cases triggered the latest action.
A Dehradun resident named Anshul Upadhyay told police that Yashvardhan, claiming to be a senior officer, had taken Rs 15 lakh from him on the pretext of fast-tracking the registration of a company named after his late mother in 2016. A fresh complaint was filed on July 15 by a doctor, who said she lost Rs 4,60,000 after Yashvardhan presented himself as an IPS officer and offered to arrange a data science consultancy position in the Ministry of Defence.
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