Gujarat man held for impersonating IAS officer to dupe people

Ahmedabad, Nov 24: The Ahmedabad police have arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly posed as an IAS officer and used fake letters claiming to be from various government departments to cheat people, an official said on Sunday.

Mehul Shah, an engineer who manages two schools at Vankaner in Gujarat’s Morbi district, is accused of making lakhs of rupees with bogus documents and false claims, said inspector (crime branch) JK Makwana.

Posing as a top government official, the accused contacted Pratik Shah, who runs a car rental business, and asked him to provide a vehicle fixed with a siren and curtains. However, he did not pay the rent, Makwana said.

“The accused identified himself as a director in the revenue department and an IAS officer. He produced bogus letters claiming to be from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the “department of science and research development” and a work permit to get the siren and curtain fixed in the car,” Makwana said.