Man arrested for duping people by using beacon-fitted car

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Press Trust of India Saharanpur
Last Updated : Oct 15 2015 | 9:57 PM IST
The Uttar Pradesh Crime Branch has arrested a person for allegedly duping people of crores of rupees on the pretext of getting them land alloted, jobs and degrees by posing as a senior government officer and using a beacon-fitted car.
Senior Superintendent of Police RPS Yadav said that crime branch team intercepted a car, fitted with beacon, tricolour and a name plate of Chairman, yesterday at Shahjahanpur police chowki under Sarawasa police station.
The driver of the vehicle, coming from Yamunanagar in Haryana, introduced himself as Deepak Kumar. He said he was the chairman of Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA).
Based on suspicion, police enquired about the matter and found out that the HUDA chairman is the Haryana chief minister himself.
Upon search, seven appointment letters, letterheads of various authorities, three fake marksheets were recovered from the car, the SSP said.
Deepak confessed that he used the car to dupe people by promising job and fake mark-sheets and collect money in the name of land allotment, Yadav said.
He has been booked under relevant sections of the IPC, police said.
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First Published: Oct 15 2015 | 9:57 PM IST

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