Delhi man poses as SP, invokes DGP’s name to restore electricity to wife’s shop
A Delhi man was arrested in Gurgaon after impersonating a senior police officer to pressure local authorities into restoring electricity to his wife's shop. The suspect invoked the name of a high-ranking official to gain leverage during a dispute with mall management.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the misuse of authority and the risks of impersonation in local administrative disputes, leading to swift legal intervention.
GURGAON: A 51-year-old Delhi resident was arrested after he allegedly impersonated a senior Himachal Pradesh Police officer to pressure a Gurgaon SHO into restoring electricity to his wife’s shop in a city mall.The accused, Karan Kumar Sakuja, a resident of Neb Sarai in south Delhi, was arrested by DLF Sector 29 police on Saturday.Sakuja’s wife owns a shop in Mega Mall, where the electricity supply had been disconnected by mall management over a monetary dispute.Instead of taking up the matter with the management, Sakuja allegedly called the official mobile phone of DLF Sector 29 SHO, introducing himself as “SP Chandan Singh” of Himachal Pradesh Police.He demanded that power to the shop be restored immediately, invoking the director general of police’s name to lend credibility to his claim.“The caller attempted to exert pressure on the SHO by citing the DGP while demanding…
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