Impostor RAW officer held, ‘pistol’ seized

The Coimbatore rural police arrested a fake RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) officer in Coimbatore.

By :  migrator
Update: 2018-12-20 02:35 GMT
The air gun with pellets seized from Vijayaraman

Coimbatore

The accused, Vijayaraman (48), a native of Trichy had wandered around holding a pistol in his hand near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore outskirts on Wednesday. On suspicion, the public informed police at Thondamuthur station. Acting swiftly, a police team rushed to the spot and took him into custody.


When inquired, Vijayaraman posed himself as a RAW officer and furnished ID cards of the premier investigation agency. He was then taken to the station for further grilling. Police later found Vijayaraman to be a fraudster and was in possession of an air gun pistol, which however resembled a real one.


Police added that, “He had moved over from Mumbai to Coimbatore three years ago. Since then the conman was living with his mother as his wife ditched him over family issues. Many fake IDs of the premier investigation agency and various international organisations were seized from his possession. He was also having an ID card for working in an intelligence agency in Israel, Russia and in the Intelligence Bureau of India.”


Police had also questioned Vijayaraman’s mother. Police said that they are yet to ascertain the reason behind him acting as a RAW officer and an inquiry is on to know if he had conned anyone with his fake identity.

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