A 40-year-old DMRC worker was arrested for allegedly impersonating an IAS officer and utilizing pink beacon on his private automotive, police stated on Friday.

The accused has been recognized as Manoj Kumar Gupta, a resident of Ganga Vihar, Shahdara, they stated.

On Thursday round 7 pm, a person noticed a Tata Tigor automotive flashing pink beacon mild within the Shastri Nagar fruit market.

He discovered the car suspicious as there was just one individual within the automotive and shared the data with visitors policeman ASI Dhamendra Kumar, a senior police officer stated.

When the ASI stopped the car and requested the motive force about his identification, he began arguing with him, following which the matter was reported to the native police.

Gupta was caught driving a automotive which had “Bharat Sarkar” written on its front bonnet and “Government of India and Ministry of Power and Energy” on its again, police stated.

A sticker of advocate was additionally discovered pasted on the windscreen which confirmed that the person was an imposter, police stated.

When Gupta was requested if he was authorised to use the pink beacon, he bought irritated and in a threatening method launched himself as Sanjeev Kumar, IAS, posted as deputy director within the Ministry of Power & Energy. He additional stated that he’s authorised for flashing the pink beacon, police stated.

The automotive Gupta was driving was discovered registered in his identify, so was the driving licence discovered on him.

Police additionally present in his possession an ID card, apparently issued by the DMRC, which confirmed him to be employed as the pinnacle maintainer with the transporter, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Sanjay Kumar Sain stated.

After that, police arrested Gupta and booked him on related prices.

During interrogation, Gupta revealed that he had bought the beacon and different insignia to showoff and create an impression on the general public, the DCP stated.

As the Republic Day celebrations are in full swing, unauthorised use of pink beacon may lead to sabotage in safety preparations, police stated.

Information in regards to the incident was shared with intelligence businesses, particular cell and many others and a joint interrogation was performed within the matter, they stated.

According to police, Gupta had joined the DMRC in 2004.

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