Man arrested in J'khand for impersonating Assam govt official

GUWAHATI:

A 27-year-old man has been arrested at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand for allegedly impersonating an official of the Assam government and demanding money from people who have applied for various posts in the northeastern state, a police officer said on Friday.

An FIR lodged with the Crime Branch states that one person, posing as an official of the Assam health department, was making phone calls to job aspirants and demanding money.

During the investigation, the accused has been identified as Kamesh Pal, a resident of Chaukhari village in Garhwa district of Jharkhand.

A team of Guwahati police crime branch officers visited Jamshedpur and arrested the accused. (PTI)

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