A 31-year-old civil defence volunteer was arrested for allegedly posing as Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (SI) and prosecuting the public for Covid-19 violations.
The accused has been identified as Suneel Kumar.
Police said that he carried a fake identity card of Delhi Police and pretended to be a Sub-Inspector posted at Tigri police station which falls under the jurisdiction of South district of Delhi Police.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, Kumar was apprehended while he was checking public for mask violations at Band Road in south Delhi's Sangam Vihar area on Sunday.
“Delhi Police Constable Amit reached on the spot and checked his identity card which was found to be fake. When other documents were checked, he was also carrying his Aadhar Card, Disaster Management Duty Pass and an Identity Card of Civil Defence,” said the DCP.
“Police have registered a case under section 419 (Punishment for cheating by personation) and 471 ( Using as genuine a forged document) of Indian Penal Code and arrested accused Suneel Kumar,” said the DCP.
“The fake identity card, other documents and the uniform worn by him at the time of incident have been taken into possession through seizure memo,” said the DCP adding that further investigation is going on.