He was cheating people by posing as an army captain, asked for 50 thousand rupees in exchange for getting them released from jail, when the police caught him he revealed the secret

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Shahjahanpur (UP): Police have arrested a person who was duping people by claiming himself to be an army captain. After the arrest, the police were shocked by the secrets revealed by the accused. In fact, the police of Nigohi police station of Shahjahanpur district have arrested a fraudster who, posing as an army officer, was demanding 50 thousand rupees by promising to release the accused of a case from jail.

Declared himself captain, posted in NDA

Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh S. said that Chandan Lal’s family members, who live in the Sungarhi area of ​​Pilibhit district, are lodged in Pilibhit jail in a murder case. To get them released, Ravi Kumar, a resident of Shahjahanpur, contacted Chandan over the phone and said that he would get the job done by talking to the Superintendent of Police. The SP said that the accused Kumar introduced himself as a Captain in the National Defense Academy (NDA) and Chandan Lal met him at Tikri Chowki under Nigohi police station on Sunday.

In case of suspicion, information was given to the police.

The SP said that the accused was in army uniform and had badges on him, even after this Chandan Lal got suspicious so he called Nigohi police and informed them. The SP said that as soon as the police reached the spot after getting the information, the accused showed his dominance over the police and said I am a captain in the Jat regiment of NDA, but when the police asked the meaning of NDA, the accused could not tell.

Secret revealed during interrogation

SP Rajesh said that after this the police brought the accused to the police station and questioned him, he said that he was a cook in the army, so he had knowledge of the army and he was cheating people of Rs 50,000 by posing as a fake captain. According to the SP, the accused also said that he studied only till the 10th class. The SP said that the accused has been arrested under the sections related to the case and an FIR has been registered.