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In a joint operation based on input from the Military Intelligence (MI) unit of the Southern Command based in Poona, the Ahmednagar District Police arrested a 35-year-old for posing as an officer of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) – the country’s foreign intelligence agency. .
Officials said we are investigating whether the impersonator was trying to gain access to any sensitive organizations or was involved in deceiving people using a false identity under the pretense of providing them with jobs. Investigators from the Military Intelligence Unit were working to establish that one of the suspects, posing as a RAW officer, was traveling in Ahmednagar, which has many sensitive defense establishments such as the Armored Corps Center and School, Mechanized Infantry Center and School, and the Compound. Research and development institution.
A joint operation was carried out near Professor Chowk in Safedi district of Ahmednagar city around 8:30 pm on Thursday, when a team consisting of officials from the local crime branch of Ahmednagar Police and intelligence from the Military Intelligence focused on the man. After the initial interrogation, he was arrested.
The police also found a fake ID with the name “Santosh Rathod”, Research and Analysis Wing of the organisation, and appointed him as Deputy Secretary (Internal Security). The card also contains the signature of the “issuing” authority. Based on the voter ID and Aadhaar card seized from his possession, the police identified the suspect as Santosh Atramam Rathod (35), a resident of Divate village in Shivgaon taluka, Ahmednagar district. According to the officials, Rathod is unemployed and is believed to have introduced himself as a RAW officer to many people.
We have received information that Rathod may have deceived several people under the pretense of giving them jobs in government organizations using a false designation. An officer from the Ahmed Najjar Crimes Branch, who is investigating the case, said, “We are investigating whether he was trying to reach sensitive institutions in Ahmed Najjar and outside, using his fake identity.” Rathod was booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code relating to forgery, forgery for fraud, impersonation of a public servant, wearing the uniform and carrying a symbol as a public servant.
Several cases of fraudsters, posing as military and defense personnel, are being investigated by the police authorities in Poona, Ahmednagar and Nashik over the past few years, following input from MI. Many who impersonated officers or members of the military, and posted pictures in army uniforms on the Internet have been arrested in such cases.
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