Man held for impersonating government officials in Jharkhand

A man in his early 30s has been arrested for allegedly impersonating top government officials for the last two years, police said Sunday.

The accused has been identified as Nirmal Sah, the police said.

He was arrested on Saturday from his in-laws house in Dumka district for duping several government officials, a police officer said.

The accused is a resident of Karipahari under the jurisdiction of Pakuria police station in Pakur district, Superintendent of Police (SP) Y S Ramesh said.

Ramesh said the accused, posing as a secretary of a government department, IG, DIG, vigilance officer and even as an influential person attached to the chief ministers residence, used to call up various government officials, demand money from them by assuring them a promotion.

He used to tell them that he would also resolve their pending cases, the SP said.

The matter came to light when Sah called up the Block Supply Officer of Masaliya, Rameshwar Jha, and demanded Rs 2.5 lakh from him Ramesh said, adding that following an investigation, the police found out that Sah have been accused of duping several officials across the state.

Police has confiscated around Rs 13 lakh from his different bank accounts and recovered the mobile phone used for demanding money.