Ludhiana: A home guard personnel attached with the Govt Railway Police (GRP) has been arrested for allegedly posing as an IPS officer and creating a ruckus at a roadside dhaba on the Ludhiana-Khanna stretch of GT Road.The case came to light after employees of a dhaba in Doraha accused the uniformed man of introducing himself as an IPS officer, abusing staff members and threatening to get the establishment shut down.According to the FIR lodged on the complaint of dhaba employee Amit Adhikari, the accused entered the eatery around 11.40pm on Oct 23 and claimed to be an IPS officer. The complainant alleged that the man pushed him, hurled abuses and also misbehaved with customers present at the spot.The complaint stated that the accused identified himself as Amarjit Singh, purportedly an IPS officer. However, after reviewing CCTV footage and making local inquiries, the complainant and dhaba owner allegedly discovered that the individual was not an IPS officer but a resident of Chomo village in the Maloud area of Khanna.Police investigations further revealed that the accused is employed as a home guard and is currently attached with the GRP at Doraha.The complainant accused the home guard personnel of wearing an IPS insignia and using the uniform to intimidate employees and customers. Staff members alleged that the accused’s conduct created fear and confusion among those present at the dhaba.Following an inquiry, Doraha police registered a case under Sections 204, 205 and 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita relating to impersonation and criminal intimidation.Khanna SSP Darpan Ahluwalia confirmed that the accused has been arrested.How the ‘IPS officer’ was exposedIncident took place at a dhaba near Doraha on Oct 23Accused allegedly claimed to be an IPS officerCCTV footage and inquiries raised suspicionFound to be a home guard personnel attached with GRPFIR registered for impersonation and intimidationAccused arrested by police
