Claiming himself as an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, a 30-year-old man was arrested from Rohini for allegedly stalking and duping a woman on the pretext of providing her a Government job. The accused has been identified as Rajkumar, a resident of Kirari in the outer skirts of Delhi.
According to SD Mishra, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Rohini district, on Friday, a 24-year-old woman filed a case and alleged that couple of months ago she met a guy in a gym of Aman Vihar.
“The person introduced himself as an IPS officer and they became friends. Later, the accused said that his father has retired, his mother is a teacher in a government school and his brother is a sub-inspector in Delhi Police and his sister is working in a bank, He said that they have built a new house and showed to her with an aim to lure her, the DCP said.
“He told the woman that he loves her but could not marry her as he has cancer. Before dying, he wanted her to become a government officer and took Rs one lakh from the victim,” said the DCP adding that after few time, when she did not get any response from him, she got to know that he was a thug.
“The victim visited his Facebook profile where he has written his name Raj Malhotra and claimed himself a DCP in his bio. In his profile picture, there was a name plate of Raj Malhotra and the designation was mentioned as ACP. He started avoiding the victim,” said Mishra.
“Thereafter, one day, he had gone to a showroom where the woman used to work and asked her to meet him. When she denied and a guard obstructed him, he threatened them and said that he is an IPS officer and will shut the showroom. He started stalking her and asked her to meet and talk to him,” said the DCP.
“When the victim felt that he was after her life, she came to Aman Vihar police station and filed a case on Friday,” said Mishra adding that the accused was apprehended on the same day.
“During interrogation, the accused revealed that he was working as a driver and earlier used to work in a gym. He was not an IPS officer,” said the DCP.
Earlier in 2013, he was arrested in a case of forgery at Rohini South police station where he claimed himself as a sub-inspector and duped people.
