Police Officer Impersonator Arrested for Raping and Defrauding Female Constable

A man named Rajan Verma, posing as a police officer, was arrested for raping and defrauding a female constable of several lakhs. After a detailed investigation, police apprehended Verma who had previously been deceived by a person promising him a job in the police force. Verma was then jailed.

A man posing as a police officer was arrested and sent to jail on Tuesday for allegedly raping a female constable and defrauding her of several lakhs of rupees, officials here said.

Superintendent of Police (City) Rahul Bhati told reporters that the female constable had lodged a complaint on July 13 at the Kotwali police station here, leading to an FIR under various sections of the law, including rape and cheating.

'The accused, Rajan Verma, a resident of village Midnania Gadhi under Kotwali Sadar in Lakhimpur Kheri, was apprehended today by the Kotwali police team,' Bhati said.

Verma had initially set up a factory producing 'petha' (a sweet delicacy) in his hometown of Lakhimpur Kheri and supplied the goods to Ayodhya where he met Sunil Gupta, who claimed to be working with the Special Operations Group (SOG), the officer said.

'Gupta convinced Verma that he could get him recruited into the police force and took Rs 5 lakh from Verma who then began living with Gupta. For a few months, Gupta provided Verma with money as a salary but later stopped the payments,' he said.

Verma complained to the Ayodhya police and recovered some money with their help.

While living with Gupta and other policemen, Verma learned much about the police and posed as an officer, marrying a female constable.

'When she discovered he was an eighth-grade pass and unemployed, she began distancing herself. Verma then befriended another female constable, deceived her into believing he was a police officer, and established a physical relationship,' the SP said.

'Verma persuaded the constable to take a personal loan of Rs 6,30,000 for purchasing a plot in Lucknow, and continued to extract money from her,' SP Bhati said.

Verma used her Aadhaar and PAN card copies to obtain a loan of Rs 23,50,000 from Bank of Baroda for a vehicle by colluding with a financier, he added.

'Upon discovering the truth about Verma, the female constable reported him to the Kotwali police station. The police began efforts leading to his arrest and subsequent imprisonment,' Bhati added.

(With inputs from agencies.)