A 28-year-old man, who could not clear the civil services exam despite attempting it twice, allegedly posed as an official from the home ministry and duped at least 70 people of crores of rupees after offering them jobs with the ministry, Faridabad police said on Wednesday, after arresting him from Ranchi in Bihar on Monday.
To make the job offers look credible, the suspect, identified as Shubham Singh, used to meet all potential aspirants near the North and South Blocks in Lutyens’ Delhi.
Police said Singh was inspired by Bollywood film “Special 26”, in which tricksters pose as investigating officers and conduct raids to rob politicians and businessmen of their black money.
After completing his schooling from Bihar, Singh took admission in a prominent Delhi college from where he completed his BCom, before attempting to clear the civil services exam.
Police said he created social media profiles posing as Yash Bansal.
Nitesh Aggarwal, deputy commissioner of police (NIT), Faridabad, said to fund his sundry expenses, he used to dupe people online and after college, Singh rented an apartment in Delhi’s Defence Colony and later moved to Greater Noida. “He always thought he was smart enough to mislead the police and kept changing his profiles on social media,” Aggarwal said.
Source: Hindustan Times
