These days, fraudsters no longer fear the law. Instead, they are boldly impersonating senior bureaucrats to cheat people and even government officials.
In one such case, Uttarakhand IAS officer and Principal Secretary Dr. R Meenakshi Sundaram became the target of impersonation. A fraudster allegedly used his photograph on a WhatsApp profile and posed as Sundaram to demand money from the public and government officials.
Alarmed by the misuse of his identity, Dr. Sundaram lodged a formal complaint with Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh, stating: “Some unknown person was using my photograph on his WhatsApp profile and asking for money from the public and other government officials.”
Following the complaint, the Dehradun police launched an investigation to trace the culprit. Preliminary findings confirmed that an unidentified individual had used Sundaram’s photograph as a display picture while impersonating him for financial gain.
Authorities have assured that efforts are underway to identify and apprehend the accused at the earliest.
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