ANGUL: A 30-year-old-man was arrested for faking as an IPS officer and swindling money from a man to provide him job under Sadar police limits in Angul on Monday.
The accused was identified as Biranchi Naik of Kunja village under Khamar police limits. Police uniforms and Rs 50,000 were seized from his possession.
Naik, an unemployed person, used to pose as an IPS officer using police uniforms and fake identity cards to cheat people, police said. Last month, he came across Mantu Sahu who works as a contractor and promised to secure him a job at Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL) in Talcher in exchange for money.
An elated Sahu gave him Rs 24,000 in two installments and promised to pay more once the job was confirmed. When Naik neither provided the job nor refunded the money, Sahu lodged an FIR at Sadar police station on Sunday.
Angul SP Rahul Jain asked a team to raid Naik’s rented house in Panchmahala on Monday and he was taken into custody. During questioning, he admitted to taking the money.
Inspector-in-charge of Sadar police station, Mrinalo Kalo said the accused was arrested and will be produced in court on Tuesday.