Man held in Gujarat's Surendranagar for posing as deputy SP to cheat citizens

A 31-year-old man in Gujarat was arrested for allegedly posing as a deputy superintendent of police to commit cybercrimes and cheat people using fake documents and social media.

A man was arrested in Surendranagar in Gujarat for allegedly posing as a deputy superintendent of police, an official said on Sunday.

Sohilkhan Pathan (31), a resident of Sayla here, was held by a Rajkot Range police team for creating this false identity to allegedly commit cybercrimes and cheat people, an official release said.

Pathan created fake documents, photographs and ID cards using electronic devices to gain financial benefits and shared them on social media, it said.

A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Information Technology Act against him at Sayla police station, it added.