Fake Army Colonel Arrested In UP For Duping Jobseekers With Promises Of Army Recruitment
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has arrested a man in Sitapur for allegedly posing as an Indian Army colonel and swindling unemployed youth out of money by promising them jobs in the military.
The accused, identified as Rahul Kumar, was found in possession of a fake army uniform, counterfeit appointment letters, forged seals, and other fabricated documents, police said. Investigators revealed that Kumar pretended to be a colonel in the Indian Army to lure unsuspecting young men and women with the false promise of employment, extracting money from them in the process.
Police confirmed Rahul Kumar’s identity as the son of Randhir Singh, a resident of Kakrala village under Khatauli police station limits in Muzaffarnagar district. He was apprehended around 1:20 a.m. from house number 302 in Narayan Nagar, Hema Purwa, within the jurisdiction of Kotwali police station in Sitapur district.
The STF had been receiving information for several days that someone dressed in army uniform was deceiving people by offering them army jobs. Acting on these leads, the STF headquarters in Lucknow formed a team under the supervision of Deputy Superintendent of Police Avnishwar Chandra Srivastava and led by Inspector Santosh Kumar Singh. The team raided the premises and caught the accused red-handed.
Items seized from Rahul Kumar include:
During interrogation, Kumar confessed that he had previously served as a soldier in the Mahar Regiment in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, and held badge number 10391419M. However, for the past six months, he had been making a living by operating a DCM goods vehicle. In that time, he began impersonating an army colonel, wearing a fake uniform and enticing unemployed youth with promises of army jobs in exchange for money. He would then issue counterfeit appointment letters to his victims using forged documents.
A case has been registered against Kumar at Kotwali police station in Sitapur under sections 319(ठ), 318(4), 352, 351(2), 336(1), 338, 341(1), and 205 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Local police are continuing their investigation, and the Indian Army has also been notified about the incident.
Authorities frequently warn the public about scams exploiting young jobseekers desperate for employment. Despite the fact that army recruitment is fully transparent and conducted online, many youths still fall prey to fraudsters offering shortcuts. The army and police regularly urge citizens to stay vigilant and avoid falling victim to such scams.
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